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

来自五个机构的合作者将致力于建立和部署一个坚固的自主浮标网络（命名为o -浮标），能够观测大气中的O3， BrO， CO2和海洋中的pCO2长达5年（每个O-Buoy运行长达2年）。最初由美国国家科学基金会资助的O-Buoy项目包括O-Buoy的设计和测试。在目前的项目中，将建造11个新的o -浮标，并与已经建造的4个一起部署。作为一个试点项目，除了大气O3、BrO和CO2传感器外，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-Buoy的数据将通过自动化处理进行QA/QC协议，并定期在北极合作数据和信息服务（CADIS）站点上提供初步数据。在每次部署结束后进行最终分析后，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的其他浮标协调和聚集在一起，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。对当地K-8学校的推广活动将包括“收养浮标”活动。程序。部署/恢复的录像和对同事和北极土著居民的采访将提供给正在进行的http://www.arcticstories.net网站，活动和结果将通过O-Buoy网站进行通报。

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.