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(命名为O-浮标)组成的北冰洋网络。能够对大气中的臭氧、溴、二氧化碳和海洋二氧化碳进行长达5年的观测(每个O浮标的运行时间长达2年)。最初由NSF资助的O-浮标项目包括O-浮标的设计和测试。在目前的项目中，11个新的O-浮标将与已经建成的4个一起建造和部署。作为一项试点项目，两个新的O-浮标将包括二氧化碳、氧气、温度和盐度的海水传感器，以及大气中的臭氧、溴和二氧化碳传感器。在整个项目中，每个O-浮标的数据最初将通过自动处理遵守QA/QC协议，初步数据将定期在合作北极数据和信息服务(CADIS)网站上提供。所有最终数据和元数据最终将在每次部署结束时进行最终分析后存档到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组成和化学的影响。对当地K-8学校的外展活动将包括？采用浮标？程序。部署/恢复的视频片段以及与同事和北极原住民的访谈将被提供给正在进行的http://www.arcticstories.net网站，活动和结果将通过O-浮标网站传达。

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.