dc.contributor.author | Chiodi, Andrew M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Chidong | |
dc.contributor.author | Cokelet, Edward D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yang, Qiong | |
dc.contributor.author | Mordy, Calvin W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gentemann, Chelle L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cross, Jessica N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lawrence-Slavas, Noah | |
dc.contributor.author | Meinig, Christian | |
dc.contributor.author | Steele, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Harrison, Don E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stabeno, Phyllis J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tabisola, Heather M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Dongxiao | |
dc.contributor.author | Burger, Eugene F. | |
dc.contributor.author | O’Brien, Kevin M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Muyin | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Arctic Ocean | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-20T20:35:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-20T20:35:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Chiodi, A.M., Zhang, C., Cokelet, ED., Yang, Q., Mordy, C.W., Gentemann, C.L., Cross, J.N., Lawrence-Slavas, N., Meinig, C., Steele ,M., Harrison, D.E., Stabeno, P.J., Tabisola, H.M., Zhang, D., Burger, E.F., O’Brien, K.M. and Wang, M. (2021) Exploring the Pacific Arctic Seasonal Ice Zone With Saildrone USVs. Frontiers in Marine Sience, 8:640690, 20pp. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.640697 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1577 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1071 | |
dc.description.abstract | More high-quality, in situ observations of essential marine variables are needed over
the seasonal ice zone to better understand Arctic (or Antarctic) weather, climate, and
ecosystems. To better assess the potential for arrays of uncrewed surface vehicles
(USVs) to provide such observations, five wind-driven and solar-powered saildrones
were sailed into the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas following the 2019 seasonal retreat of
sea ice. They were equipped to observe the surface oceanic and atmospheric variables
required to estimate air-sea fluxes of heat, momentum and carbon dioxide. Some
of these variables were made available to weather forecast centers in real time. Our
objective here is to analyze the effectiveness of existing remote ice navigation products
and highlight the challenges and opportunities for improving remote ice navigation
strategies with USVs. We examine the sources of navigational sea-ice distribution
information based on post-mission tabulation of the sea-ice conditions encountered
by the vehicles. The satellite-based ice-concentration analyses consulted during the
mission exhibited large disagreements when the sea ice was retreating fastest (e.g., the
10% concentration contours differed between analyses by up to ∼175 km). Attempts to
use saildrone observations to detect the ice edge revealed that in situ temperature and
salinity measurements varied sufficiently in ice bands and open water that it is difficult
to use these variables alone as a reliable ice-edge indicator. Devising robust strategies
for remote ice zone navigation may depend on developing the capability to recognize
sea ice and initiate navigational maneuvers with cameras and processing capability
onboard the vehicles. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Saildrone | en_US |
dc.subject.other | USV | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Satellite sea-ice concentration | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Remote navigation | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Air-sea fluxes | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Surface marine observations | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Ice navigation | en_US |
dc.title | Exploring the Pacific Arctic Seasonal Ice Zone With Saildrone USVs. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.format.pagerange | 20pp. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fmars.2021.640697 | |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Parameter Discipline::Physical oceanography::Other physical oceanographic measurements | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | Frontiers in Marine Science | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 8 | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue | Article 640690 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.a | en_US |
dc.description.eov | Sea ice | en_US |
dc.description.eov | Ocean surface heat flux | en_US |
dc.description.maturitylevel | TRL 8 Actual system completed and "mission qualified" through test and demonstration in an operational environment (ground or space) | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc) | en_US |
obps.contact.contactname | Andrew M. Chiodi | |
obps.contact.contactemail | andy.chiodi@noaa.gov | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.640697/full | en_US |