Coordination and Data Management of the International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP)

The long-term goal is to maintain a research quality database of direct measurements and analyzed fields of surface air temperature (SAT), sea level pressure (SLP), ice motion and other geophysical quantities in the Arctic Basin using drifting buoys.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rigor, Ignatius G
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE POLAR SCIENCE CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Geology
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Computer Programming and Software
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*DATA MANAGEMENT
*MARINE GEOPHYSICS
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
BUOYS
DATA BASES
MOTION
PRESSURE
SEA ICE
SEA LEVEL
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
IABP(INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC BUOY PROGRAMME)
SAT(SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE)
SLP(SEA LEVEL PRESSURE)
ICE MOTION
Arctic
Arctic Basin
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA625932
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Description
Summary:The long-term goal is to maintain a research quality database of direct measurements and analyzed fields of surface air temperature (SAT), sea level pressure (SLP), ice motion and other geophysical quantities in the Arctic Basin using drifting buoys.

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