The Arctic and Antarctic Research Center: A Unique Resource for Polar Science and Operations

该项目将继续由斯克里普斯海洋研究所北极和南极研究中心获取和存档南极环境的极轨卫星图像，为期两年。AARC在南极洲的麦克默多和帕尔默站建立了卫星跟踪设施，记录和存档NOAA系列极轨卫星和国防部DMSP系列卫星的图像。AARC目前保存着14,000多个卫星立交桥的档案，区域覆盖范围包括整个南极洲和大部分南大洋。这些数据用于支持南极作业活动，如南极水域考察船的航行和空中作业的天气预报，以及全世界极地科学家的地球物理和环境研究项目。***

This project will continue the acquisition and archiving of polar orbiting satellite images of the Antarctic environment by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Center (AARC) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for two years. Satellite tracking facilities have been established by the AARC at McMurdo and Palmer Station, Antarctica, which record and archive images from the NOAA series of polar orbiting satellites and from the Department of Defense DMSP series of satellites. The AARC presently maintains an archive of more than 14,000 satellite overpasses and the regional coverage includes all of Antarctica and much of the Southern Ocean. These data are used to support such Antarctic operational activities as the navigation of research vessels in Antarctic waters and weather forecasting for air operations, as well as the geophysical and environmental research projects of polar scientists worldwide. ***