The Collaborative OBuoy Project: Deployment of a Network of Arctic Ocean Chemical Sensors for the IP

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The Collaborative O-Buoy Project Deployment of a
Network of Arctic Ocean Chemical Sensors for the
IPY and beyondPatricia Matrai, Bigelow
Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Jan Bottenheim,
Environment Canada Udo Frieß, U. Heidelberg
Donald Perovich, CRREL Paul Shepson, Purdue U.
William Simpson, U. Alaska Fairbanks
Aim To develop an Arctic Ocean-rugged and
autonomous buoy capable of measuring atmospheric
O3, BrO, and CO2 for a period of up to two years
to ensure a full year cycle of high quality data.
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Project status and progress
Air
Ice
Water
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Coordination and integration plans

• O-Buoy field testing in Ellis Lagoon coordinated
  with BASC
• Acquisition and assembly of O-Buoys 3 and 4
  coordinated with Environment Canada (co-PI J.
  Bottenheim)
• Data accessibility all data and metadata
  accessible to the full community via CADIS
• - Education and Outreach
• Web site with near-real time updates of O-Buoys
  and data
• Webcam images of field site
• Barrow High School Chemistry program- field
  training
• Ilisagvik College- field training for Science
  Support Technician program

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Future directions and planning for the 2008 season
O-Buoy1 O-Buoy 2-4
Cold testing 12-13 May 08 CRREL Test site
Barrow, AK Test period Fall 08 Deployment Fall
08 Spring 09
Data accessibility Weekly or daily Iridium
transmission to Bigelow and then co-PIs