SNOW-WEB: a new technology for Antarctic meteorological monitoring

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Coggins, J.H.J., Mcdonald, A.J., Plank, G., Pannell, M., Jolly, B., Parsons, S., Delany, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Island; Scott Base; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102013000011; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102013000011

Abstract This study describes SNOW-WEB, a distributed system of atmospheric sensors, which is cost-effective and can be efficiently deployed in Antarctica. The system supports traditional atmospheric sensors and has built-in redundancy as many units can be deployed in a relatively small area for a s...