Observations of the atmosphere and surface state over Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica, using unmanned aerial systems

• Main Authors: Cassano, John, Seefeldt, Mark W., Palo, Scott, Knuth, Shelley L., Bradley, Alice C., Herman, Paul D., Kernebone, Peter A., Logan, Nick J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: CU Scholar 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Ross Ice Shelf; McMurdo Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; United States Antarctic Program
• Online Access: https://scholar.colorado.edu/atoc_facpapers/5; https://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=atoc_facpapers

In September 2012 five Aerosonde unmanned aircraft were used to make measurements of the atmospheric state over the Terra Nova Bay polynya, Antarctica, to explore the details of air–sea ice–ocean coupling. A total of 14 flights were completed in September 2012. Ten of the flight missions consisted o...