Collaborative Research: The O-Buoy Network of Chemical Sensors in the Arctic Ocean

合作研究：北冰洋化学传感器 O 浮标网络

• 批准号: 1022773
• 负责人: Francisco Chavez
• 金额: $ 44.24万
• 依托单位: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1022773&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Buoy; Network; Chemical

Collaborators from five institutions will work to build and deploy an Arctic Ocean network of rugged and autonomous buoys (named ?O-Buoys?) capable of observing atmospheric O3, BrO, and CO2 and oceanic pCO2 for a period of up to 5 years (with each O-Buoy being operational for up to 2 years). The original O-Buoy project funded by NSF included design and testing of the O-Buoy. In the current project, 11 new O-Buoys will be constructed and deployed along with the four already built. As a pilot project, two of the new O-Buoys will include seawater sensors for CO2, oxygen, temperature and salinity in addition to the atmospheric O3, BrO, and CO2 sensors. Throughout the project, data from each O-Buoy will be subject to QA/QC protocols by automated processing initially, with preliminary data available on a regular basis on the Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service (CADIS) site. All final data and metadata will be ultimately archived on CADIS after final analysis at the end of each deployment. This network of O-Buoys, coordinated and clustered with other buoys in automated drifting stations, will enable the scientific community to first observe and, next, better understand the impact of Arctic surface change on atmospheric composition and chemistry. Outreach to local K-8 schools will include an ?Adopt-a-Buoy? program. Video footage from deployments/recoveries and interviews with colleagues and native Arctic people will be contributed to the ongoing http://www.arcticstories.net site, and activities and results will be communicated via the O-Buoy web site.

来自五个机构的合作者将致力于建立和部署一个由坚固且自主的浮标（称为“O-Buoys”）组成的北冰洋网络，能够在长达 5 年的时间内观测大气中的 O3、BrO 和 CO2 以及海洋 pCO2（其中每个 O 浮标的运行时间长达 2 年）。由 NSF 资助的最初 O-Buoy 项目包括 O-Buoy 的设计和测试。在当前项目中，除了已建造的 4 个 O 浮标外，还将建造和部署 11 个新的 O 浮标。作为试点项目，除了大气 O3、BrO 和 CO2 传感器之外，两个新的 O 浮标还将包括用于 CO2、氧气、温度和盐度的海水传感器。在整个项目中，来自每个 O 浮标的数据最初将通过自动处理遵守 QA/QC 协议，并在北极数据和信息合作服务 (CADIS) 网站上定期提供初步数据。每次部署结束时进行最终分析后，所有最终数据和元数据将最终存档在 CADIS 上。这个 O 浮标网络与自动漂流站中的其他浮标协调和聚集，将使科学界能够首先观察，然后更好地了解北极表面变化对大气成分和化学的影响。向当地 K-8 学校的推广活动将包括“领养浮标”活动程序。部署/回收的视频片段以及对同事和北极原住民的采访将发布到正在运行的 http://www.arcticstories.net 网站，活动和结果将通过 O-Buoy 网站进行传达。