Arctic Observing Experiment (AOX) Field Campaign Report

• Main Authors: Rigor, Ignatius, Johnson, Jim, Motz, Emily, Bisic, Aaron
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: 58 GEOSCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Arctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Barrow; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1367560; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1367560

Our ability to understand and predict weather and climate requires an accurate observing network. One of the pillars of this network is the observation of the fundamental meteorological parameters: temperature, air pressure, and wind. We plan to assess our ability to measure these parameters for the polar regions during the Arctic Observing Experiment (AOX, Figure 1) to support the International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP), Arctic Observing Network (AON), International Program for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB), and Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). Accurate temperature measurements are also necessary to validate and improve satellite measurements of surface temperature across the Arctic. Support for research associated with the campaign is provided by the National Science Foundation, and by other US agencies contributing to the US Interagency Arctic Buoy Program. In addition to the support provided by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility’s North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site at Barrow and the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. IABP is supported by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Ice Center (NIC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).