33 research outputs found
A Multisensor Comparison of Ocean Wave Frequency Spectra from a Research Vessel during the Southern Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment
Obtaining accurate measurements of wave statistics from research vessels remains a challenge due to the platform motion. One principal correction is the removal of ship heave and Doppler effects from point measurements. Here, open-ocean wave measurements were collected using a laser altimeter, a Doppler radar microwave sensor, a radar-based system, and inertial measurement units. Multiple instruments were deployed to capture the low- and high-frequency sea surface displacements. Doppler and motion correction algorithms were applied to obtain a full 1D (0.035â1.3 ± 0.2 Hz) wave spectrum. The radar-based system combined with the laser altimeter provided the optimal low- and high-frequency combination, producing a frequency spectrum in the range from 0.035 to 1.2 Hz for cruising speeds â€3 m sâ1 with a spectral rolloff of fâ4 Hz and noise floor of â20/â30 dB. While on station, the significant wave height estimates were comparable within 10%â15% among instrumentation. Discrepancies in the total energy and in the spectral shape between instruments arise when the ship is in motion. These differences can be quantified using the spectral behavior of the measurements, accounting for aliasing and Doppler corrections. The inertial sensors provided information on the amplitude of the shipâs modulation transfer function, which was estimated to be ~1.3 ± 0.2 while on station and increased while underway [2.1 at ship-over-ground (SOG) speed; 4.3 m sâ1]. The correction scheme presented here is adequate for measurements collected at cruising speeds of 3 m sâ1 or less. At speeds greater than 5 m sâ1, the motion and Doppler corrections are not sufficient to correct the observed spectral degradation
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Direct measurements of CO2 flux in the Greenland Sea
During summer 2006 eddy correlation CO2 fluxes were measured in the Greenland Sea using a novel system set-up with two shrouded LICOR-7500 detectors. One detector was used exclusively to determine, and allow the removal of, the bias on CO2 fluxes due to sensor motion. A recently published correction method for the CO2-H2O cross-correlation was applied to the data set. We show that even with shrouded sensors the data require significant correction due to this cross-correlation. This correction adjusts the average CO2 flux by an order of magnitude from -6.7 x 10â»ÂČ mol mâ»ÂČ dayâ»Âč to -0.61 x 10â»ÂČ mol mâ»ÂČ dayâ»Âč, making the corrected fluxes comparable to those calculated using established parameterizations for transfer velocity
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Measurements from the RV Ronald H. Brown and related platforms as part of the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC)
The Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) took place from 7 January to 11 July 2020 in the tropical North Atlantic between the eastern edge of Barbados and 51â W, the longitude of the Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS) mooring. Measurements were made to gather information on shallow atmospheric convection, the effects of aerosols and clouds on the ocean surface energy budget, and mesoscale oceanic processes. Multiple platforms were deployed during ATOMIC including the NOAA RV Ronald H. Brown (RHB) (7 January to 13 February) and WP-3D Orion (P-3) aircraft (17 January to 10 February), the University of Colorado's Robust Autonomous Aerial Vehicle-Endurant Nimble (RAAVEN) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) (24 January to 15 February), NOAA- and NASA-sponsored Saildrones (12 January to 11 July), and Surface Velocity Program Salinity (SVPS) surface ocean drifters (23 January to 29 April). The RV Ronald H. Brown conducted in situ and remote sensing measurements of oceanic and atmospheric properties with an emphasis on mesoscale oceanic–atmospheric coupling and aerosol–cloud interactions. In addition, the ship served as a launching pad for Wave Gliders, Surface Wave Instrument Floats with Tracking (SWIFTs), and radiosondes. Details of measurements made from the RV Ronald H. Brown, ship-deployed assets, and other platforms closely coordinated with the ship during ATOMIC are provided here. These platforms include Saildrone 1064 and the RAAVEN UAS as well as the Barbados Cloud Observatory (BCO) and Barbados Atmospheric Chemistry Observatory (BACO). Inter-platform comparisons are presented to assess consistency in the data sets. Data sets from the RV Ronald H. Brown and deployed assets have been quality controlled and are publicly available at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) data archive (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/ATOMIC-2020, last access: 2 April 2021). Point-of-contact information and links to individual data sets with digital object identifiers (DOIs) are provided herein.
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Stratus 11 : Eleventh Setting of the Stratus Ocean Reference Station Cruise on board RV Moana Wave, March 31 - April 16, 2011, Arica - Arica, Chile
The Ocean Reference Station at 20°S, 85°W under the stratus clouds west of northern Chile is
being maintained to provide ongoing climate-quality records of surface meteorology, air-sea
fluxes of heat, freshwater, and momentum, and of upper ocean temperature, salinity, and velocity
variability. The Stratus Ocean Reference Station (ORS Stratus) is supported by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâs (NOAA) Climate Observation Program. It is
recovered and redeployed annually, with past cruises that have come between October and
January. A NOAA vessel was not available, so this cruise was conducted on the chartered ship,
Moana Wave, belonging to Stabbert Maritime.
During the 2011 cruise on the Moana Wave to the ORS Stratus site, the primary activities were
the recovery of the subsurface part of the Stratus 10 WHOI surface mooring, deployment of a
new (Stratus 11) WHOI surface mooring, in-situ calibration of the buoy meteorological sensors
by comparison with instrumentation installed on the ship by staff of the NOAA Earth System
Research Laboratory (ESRL), and collection of underway and on station oceanographic data to
continue to characterize the upper ocean in the stratus region. The Stratus 10 mooring had parted,
and the surface buoy and upper part had been recovered earlier. Underway CTD (UCTD)
profiles were collected along the track and during surveys dedicated to investigating eddy
variability in the region. Surface drifters and subsurface floats were also launched along the
track.
The intent was also to visit a buoy for the Pacific tsunami warning system maintained by the
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA). This DART (Deep-
Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoy had been deployed in December 2010.Funding was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
under Grant No. NA0900AR432012
Stratus Ocean Reference Station (20ËS, 85ËW) : mooring recovery and deployment cruise, R/V Ronald H. Brown Cruise 06-07, October 9âOctober 27, 2006
The Ocean Reference Station at 20°S, 85°W under the stratus clouds west of northern Chile is being maintained to provide ongoing,
climate-quality records of surface meteorology, of air-sea fluxes of heat, freshwater, and momentum, and of upper ocean temperature,
salinity, and velocity variability. The Stratus Ocean Reference Station (ORS Stratus) is supported by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Climate Observation Program. It is recovered and redeployed annually, with cruises that have
come between October and December.
During the October 2006 cruise of NOAA's R/V Ronald H. Brown to the ORS Stratus site, the primary activities where recovery of the
Stratus 6 WHOI surface mooring that had been deployed in October 2005, deployment of a new (Stratus 7) WHOI surface mooring at that
site, in-situ calibration of the buoy meteorological sensors by comparison with instrumentation pub on board by staff of the NOAA Earth
System Research Laboratory (ESRL, formerly ETL), and observations of the stratus clouds and lower atmosphere by NOAA ESRL. A
buoy for the Pacific tsunami warning system was also serviced in collaboration with the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the
Chilean Navy (SHOA). The old DART (Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoy was recovered and a new one deployed
which carried IMET sensors and subsurface oceanographic instruments. Argo floats and drifters were also launched and CTD casts
carried out during the cruise. The ORS Stratus buoys are equipped with two Improved Meteorological (IMET) systems, which provide
surface wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, incoming shortwave radiation, incoming
longwave radiation, precipitation rate, and sea surface temperature. The IMET data are made available in near real time using satellite
telemetry. The mooring line carries instruments to measure ocean salinity, temperature, and currents. The ESRL instrumentation used
during the 2006 cruise included cloud radar, radiosonde balloons, and sensors for mean and turbulent surface meteorology. Stratus 7 also
received a new addition to its set of sensors: a partial CO2 detector from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Aerosol
measurements were also carried out onboard RHB by personnel of the University of Hawaii. Finally, the cruise hosted a teacher
participating in NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program.Funding was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
under Grant No. NA17RJ1223
WHOI Hawaii Ocean Timeseries Station (WHOTS) : WHOTS-8 2011 mooring turnaround cruise report
Note: author "Ludovic Bariteau" is incorrectly listed as "Bariteau Ludovic" on the Cover and Title Page.The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Hawaii Ocean Timeseries (HOT) Site
(WHOTS), 100 km north of Oahu, Hawaii, is intended to provide long-term, high-quality air-sea
fluxes as a part of the NOAA Climate Observation Program. The WHOTS mooring also serves
as a coordinated part of the HOT program, contributing to the goals of observing heat, fresh
water and chemical fluxes at a site representative of the oligotrophic North Pacific Ocean. The
approach is to maintain a surface mooring outfitted for meteorological and oceanographic
measurements at a site near 22.75°N, 158°W by successive mooring turnarounds. These
observations will be used to investigate airâsea interaction processes related to climate
variability.
This report documents recovery of the seventh WHOTS mooring (WHOTS-7) and deployment
of the eighth mooring (WHOTS-8). Both moorings used Surlyn foam buoys as the surface
element and were outfitted with two AirâSea Interaction Meteorology (ASIMET) systems. Each
ASIMET system measures, records, and transmits via Argos satellite the surface meteorological
variables necessary to compute airâsea fluxes of heat, moisture and momentum. The upper 155
m of the moorings were outfitted with oceanographic sensors for the measurement of
temperature, conductivity and velocity in a cooperative effort with R. Lukas of the University of
Hawaii. A pCO2 system was installed on the WHOTS-8 buoy in a cooperative effort with Chris
Sabine at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. A set of radiometers were installed in
cooperation with Sam Laney at WHOI.
The WHOTS mooring turnaround was done on the NOAA ship Hiâialakai by the Upper Ocean
Processes Group of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The cruise took place between 5
July and 13 July 2011. Operations began with deployment of the WHOTS-8 mooring on 6 July.
This was followed by meteorological intercomparisons and CTDs. Recovery of WHOTS-7 took
place on 11 July 2011. This report describes these cruise operations, as well as some of the in-port
operations and pre-cruise buoy preparations.Funding was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under Grant No.
NA090AR4320129 and the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR)
WHOI Hawaii Ocean Timeseries Station (WHOTS) : WHOTS-9 2012 mooring turnaround cruise report
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Hawaii Ocean Timeseries Site (WHOTS), 100 km north of Oahu,
Hawaii, is intended to provide long-term, high-quality air-sea fluxes as a part of the NOAA Climate Observation
Program. The WHOTS mooring also serves as a coordinated part of the Hawaii Ocean Timeseries (HOT) program,
contributing to the goals of observing heat, fresh water and chemical fluxes at a site representative of the oligotrophic
North Pacific Ocean. The approach is to maintain a surface mooring outfitted for meteorological and oceanographic
measurements at a site near 22.75°N, 158°W by successive mooring turnarounds. These observations will be used to
investigate airâsea interaction processes related to climate variability. This report documents recovery of the eighth
WHOTS mooring (WHOTS-8) and deployment of the ninth mooring (WHOTS-9). Both moorings used Surlyn foam
buoys as the surface element and were outfitted with two AirâSea Interaction Meteorology (ASIMET) systems. Each
ASIMET system measures, records, and transmits via Argos satellite the surface meteorological variables necessary to
compute airâsea fluxes of heat, moisture and momentum. The upper 155 m of the moorings were outfitted with
oceanographic sensors for the measurement of temperature, conductivity and velocity in a cooperative effort with R.
Lukas of the University of Hawaii. A pCO2 system was installed on the buoys in cooperation with Chris Sabine at the
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. A set of radiometers were installed in cooperation with Sam Laney at
WHOI. The WHOTS mooring turnaround was done on the NOAA ship Hiâialakai by the Upper Ocean Processes
Group of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The cruise took place between 12 and 19 June 2012. Operations
began with deployment of the WHOTS-9 mooring on 13 June. This was followed by meteorological intercomparisons
and CTDs. Recovery of the WHOTS-8 mooring took place on 16 June. This report describes these cruise operations,
as well as some of the in-port operations and pre-cruise buoy preparations.Funding was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
under Grant No. NA09OAR4320129 and the Cooperative Institute for the
North Atlantic Region (CINAR)
Year-round trace gas measurements in the central Arctic during the MOSAiC expedition
Despite the key role of the Arctic in the global Earth system, year-round in-situ atmospheric composition observations within the Arctic are sparse and mostly rely on measurements at ground-based coastal stations. Measurements of a suite of in-situ trace gases were performed in the central Arctic during the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. These observations give a comprehensive picture of year-round near-surface atmospheric abundances of key greenhouse and trace gases, i.e., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, dimethylsulfide, sulfur dioxide, elemental mercury, and selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Redundancy in certain measurements supported continuity and permitted cross-evaluation and validation of the data. This paper gives an overview of the trace gas measurements conducted during MOSAiC and highlights the high quality of the monitoring activities. In addition, in the case of redundant measurements, merged datasets are provided and recommended for further use by the scientific community.Peer reviewe
Substantial contribution of iodine to Arctic ozone destruction
Unlike bromine, the effect of iodine chemistry on the Arctic surface ozone budget is poorly constrained. We present ship-based measurements of halogen oxides in the high Arctic boundary layer from the sunlit period of March to October 2020 and show that iodine enhances springtime tropospheric ozone depletion. We find that chemical reactions between iodine and ozone are the second highest contributor to ozone loss over the study period, after ozone photolysis-initiated loss and ahead of bromine.Iodine chemistry plays a more important role than bromine chemistry in tropospheric ozone losses in the Arctic, according to ship-based observations of halogen oxides from March to October 2020.Peer reviewe