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由坚固的自主浮标组成的北冰洋网络。O型浮标？）能够观测大气O3、BrO和CO2以及海洋pCO 2长达5年（每个O-Buoy运行长达2年）。最初由NSF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型浮标，并与已经建造的4个一起沿着部署。作为一个试点项目，两个新的O型浮标将包括海水传感器的二氧化碳，氧气，温度和盐度，除了大气中的O3，BrO和CO2传感器。在整个项目期间，来自每个O型浮标的数据将首先通过自动化处理接受质量保证/质量控制协议，初步数据将定期在北极数据和信息合作服务网站上提供。所有最终数据和元数据将在每次部署结束时进行最终分析后最终存档在CADIS上。这一O型浮标网络与自动漂流站的其他浮标协调并集中在一起，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学校的宣传将包括一个？浮标？程序.部署/恢复的视频片段以及与同事和北极土著人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网站进行交流。

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.