Observing ocean-atmosphere interaction from the poles to the tropics with an AutoNaut autonomous surface vehicle

使用 AutoNaut 自主地面车辆观测从两极到热带的海洋与大气相互作用

基本信息

批准号：
2276213
负责人：
金额：
--
依托单位：
University of East Anglia
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Studentship
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2276213
关键词：
Observing ocean atmosphere interaction poles

项目摘要

This project will use the exciting new wave-propelled autonomous surface vehicle AutoNaut (to be named Caravela), ordered in 2017 and recently delivered. Its purchase was funded through the European Research Council Advanced Grant COMPASS awarded to primary supervisor Karen Heywood. It is to be a unique vehicle, specially designed to carry, and deploy, a Seaglider. The PhD studentship is timely because, by being involved from the beginning, the student will have the opportunity to learn the operation and use of the vehicle and sensors alongside the project investigators, researchers and technicians. This will give the student a sense of independence and novelty, together with teamwork skills. Obviously there are some risks with the development of a new technique, but the project has been designed with backup plans.UEA has developed a good working relationship with AutoNaut Ltd, an SME based in Chichester. Together we are designing and testing the novel mechanisms for carrying and deploying the Seaglider into remote environments that AutoNaut are building for us through the COMPASS project. In addition, we are Co-Investigators of a current Innovate UK funded project, led by AutoNaut Ltd, trialling anti-icing coatings and testing robustness for AutoNaut in the Roland von Glasow Sea Ice Chamber. This studentship will build upon both initiatives and strengthen our collaborations, offering a unique opportunity to the student to be involved with a marine business and see how engineering challenges are addressed.Caravela will be trialled in late 2019 in UK waters and we anticipate that the student will participate in these trials, learning about operation, deployment and piloting of the vehicle, together with assessment of the sensors and data quality. Our first science trial is January-February 2020, taking advantage of an invitation to co-supervisor Ben Webber to participate in a major European project Eurec4a. Eurec4a is an air-sea interaction campaign, with aircraft, ships and land-based activities. As a contribution to the project, we will launch Caravela from Barbados, and she will travel to the study region, where she will deploy the profiling Seaglider. After the field campaign, the Seaglider will be recovered by one of the ships and Caravela will return to Barbados under her own wave-power. Deploying a Seaglider in conjunction with Caravela will enable us to quantify the impact of atmospheric fluxes on the development of the upper ocean boundary layer.The student's second field campaign will be a deployment of AutoNaut in early 2021 in the Antarctic, either in the Amundsen Sea in conjunction with the NERC-funded TARSAN project (part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration) or in the Weddell Sea in conjunction with the NERC-funded PICCOLO project (part of the NERC programme RoSES). Primary supervisor Karen Heywood is the PI of both projects. These projects involve deployments of autonomous vehicles to investigate the interactions between ocean, atmosphere and sea ice.The student will join COAS, a centre of excellence in atmospheric and oceanographic science. They will be part of the UEA Glider Science group, that operates as a cooperative with all students being involved in glider deployments, trials and piloting as part of their training.

该项目将使用令人兴奋的新型波浪驱动自动水面车辆 AutoNaut（将命名为 Caravela），该车辆于 2017 年订购并于近期交付。它的购买是通过欧洲研究理事会高级拨款 COMPASS 授予主要主管凯伦·海伍德 (Karen Heywood) 资助的。它是一种独特的车辆，专门设计用于携带和部署海上滑翔机。博士生奖学金是及时的，因为通过从一开始就参与，学生将有机会与项目调查员、研究人员和技术人员一起学习车辆和传感器的操作和使用。这会给学生一种独立感和新奇感，以及团队合作能力。显然，新技术的开发存在一些风险，但该项目已设计了备用计划。UEA 与位于奇切斯特的中小企业 AutoNaut Ltd 建立了良好的合作关系。我们正在共同设计和测试新颖的机制，用于将 Seaglider 携带和部署到远程环境中，AutoNaut 正在通过 COMPASS 项目为我们构建这些环境。此外，我们是目前 Innovate UK 资助的一个项目的联合研究员，该项目由 AutoNaut Ltd 牵头，在罗兰·冯·格拉索海冰室中试验防冰涂层并测试 AutoNaut 的稳健性。该学生奖学金将以这两项举措为基础，并加强我们的合作，为学生提供参与海洋业务并了解如何解决工程挑战的独特机会。Caravela 将于 2019 年底在英国水域进行试验，我们预计学生将参加这些试验，了解车辆的操作、部署和驾驶，以及传感器和数据质量的评估。我们的第一次科学试验将于 2020 年 1 月至 2 月进行，利用联合导师 Ben Webber 的邀请参加欧洲重大项目 Eurec4a。 Eurec4a 是一项海空互动活动，涉及飞机、船舶和陆基活动。作为对该项目的贡献，我们将从巴巴多斯发射 Caravela，她将前往研究区域，在那里部署分析 Seaglider。野外活动结束后，“海洋滑翔者”号将被其中一艘船回收，卡拉维拉将利用自己的波浪动力返回巴巴多斯。与 Caravela 结合部署 Seaglider 将使我们能够量化大气通量对海洋上层边界层发展的影响。学生的第二次实地活动将是于 2021 年初在南极洲（阿蒙森海）部署 AutoNaut与 NERC 资助的 TARSAN 项目（国际思韦茨冰川合作组织的一部分）合作，或在威德尔海与NERC 资助的 PICCOLO 项目（NERC 项目 RoSES 的一部分）。主要主管 Karen Heywood 是这两个项目的 PI。这些项目涉及部署自动驾驶车辆来研究海洋、大气和海冰之间的相互作用。该学生将加入COAS，这是一个大气和海洋科学卓越中心。他们将成为东安格利亚大学滑翔机科学小组的一部分，该小组与所有参与滑翔机部署、试验和驾驶的学生合作，作为培训的一部分。