OT008
Emerging technologies to enhance Southern Ocean and Antarctic observations
Session ID#: 255285
Session Description:
The Southern Ocean is a critical component of the global climate system. It controls the uptake of human-generated heat and carbon into the ocean. We are currently observing critical changes and extreme events in the Southern Ocean including record low levels of sea-ice extent, high temperatures and dramatic shifts in penguin populations. Despite a significant growth in Southern Ocean observations over the last decade, observations of this remote and extreme environment are still sparse. This chronic lack of observations is constraining our understanding of the underlying processes of change, ability to predict potential future states and the flow of consequences for the Earth system. The application of new and emerging technology remains the key enabler in progressing observations in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic waters. In particular the use of autonomous platforms greatly enhances observations including under-ice measurements, observations during winter and data supporting air-sea fluxes. To meet SOOS’s mission of having a sustained, integrated observing system of the Southern Ocean, a full portfolio of polar technologies will be required. This session invites presentations on science enabled by new technologies as well as engineering and technical presentations on developments that could address challenges facing Southern Ocean and Antarctic research.
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Index Terms:
0760 Engineering [CRYOSPHERE]
0794 Instruments and techniques [CRYOSPHERE]
Primary Chair: Andreas Marouchos, CSIRO, National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, Hobart, TAS, Australia and Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Polar Technology Task Team
Co-Chair: Alyce Hancock, Southern Ocean Observing System, Hobart, Australia and Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Polar Technology Task Team
Development of the Self-deploying Autonomous Mooring System (SAMS) for long-term observations in Antarctic ice shelf cavities (2017625)
Weifeng Gordon Zhang, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole, United States, Catherine C Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, United States, Michael Jakuba, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Woods Hole, United States, Donald Peters, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, United States and Christopher L Taylor, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Woods Hole, MA, United States
Opportunities to Make Ocean Observations on Sailing Yachts in the Southern Ocean (2023325)
Toste S Tanhua1, Lucie Anna Christa Maria Knor, PhD1, Richard Sanders2, Michael Oellermann3, Peter Landschützer4 and Jacqueline Behncke5, (1)GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, (2)NORCE Norwegian Research Centre and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, (3)Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany, (4)Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Ostend, Belgium, (5)Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
Future innovations in autonomous systems and sensor technologies to advance marine observations in the Southern Ocean (2038658)
Andreas Marouchos, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Andrew Filisetti, CSIRO, Mineral Resources, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Polly Alexander, CSIRO Hobart, Hobart, Australia and Hui Sheng Lim, CSIRO, National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, Hobart, Australia
Development and Deployment of a Low-Power, Low-Cost Universal SMART Cable Sensor System for Natural Disaster and Climate Change Monitoring and Critical Infrastructure Resiliency (2039921)
Matthew J Fouch1, Stephen Lentz1, Brad Avenson2, Jon Ulrigg3, Benoit Pirenne4, Emily Price4, Jeb Dexter4, Tom Qiu5 and Shane Kershtien5, (1)Subsea Data Systems, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Silicon Audio, Inc., Austin, TX, United States, (3)Silicon Audio, Inc., Austin, United States, (4)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (5)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, Canada
Southern Ocean Observing System for Sustained and Coordinated Observations in a Changing World (2044878)
Alyce Hancock1, Irene Schloss Dr2, Prof. Wolfgang Rack, PhD3, Andrew Meijers4, Sarat Chandra Tripathy5, Michaela Miller6 and Julia Bach Dr6, (1)Southern Ocean Observing System, Hobart, Australia, (2)Instituto Antártico Argentino, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina, (3)University of Canterbury, School for Earth and Environment - Gateway Antarctica, Christchurch, New Zealand, (4)NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom, (5)National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Vasco da Gama, India, (6)Southern Ocean Observing System, Hobart, TAS, Australia
