Interaction of Air, Sea Ice, and Ocean Around Antarctica

由地表气压（SAP）和地表气温（SAT）等关键观测数据组成的天气观测网是数值天气预报和气候模式的基础。在南大洋和南极大陆周围的海冰上的这些观测结果仍然是地球上观测最少的一些地区。该提案提供了扩展测量能力（SAP， SAT -空气和海洋），海冰运动和海洋温度至200米深度)，通过部署一些漂流浮标，以北极冰浮标计划中常规使用的浮标为基础。收集的数据将与现有的再分析领域（如NCEP/NCAR和ECMWF的工作）进行比较，以及它们在NWP中的潜在用途（例如在USAP中实际使用的AMPS）。并提供给感兴趣的USAP研究人员。目标区域将包括Amundsen和罗斯海地区，特别是polynas，这可能有助于提高McMurdo地区的业务预测技能。拟议研究的其他影响包括通过领导机构现有的教育意识项目进行公众宣传。

Weather observation networks of key observables such as surface air pressure (SAP) and surface air temperature (SAT) are the foundation of numerical weather prediction (NWP) and also of climate modeling. These observations in the Southern Ocean and the sea-ice around the Antarctic continent remain some of the most poorly observed regions of the planet. This proposal offers to extend measurement capabilities (SAP, SAT - air and sea), sea ice motion and ocean temperature to 200 m depth) through the deployment of a number of drifting buoys, based on those routinely used in the Arctic ice buoy program. As well as their potential use in NWP (e.g. AMPS, used operationally in USAP), the collected data will be compared to existing reanalysis fields such as the NCEP/NCAR and ECMWF efforts. and made avaialble to interested USAP researchers. Target areas will include the Amundsen and Ross Sea regions, especially polynas, which may serve to increase operational forecast skill in the McMurdo area. Other impacts of the proposed research include public outreach through existing educational awareness programs at the lead institution.