| Principal Investigator: | Lee, Craig (1) |
| Licence Number: | 15432 |
| Organization: | University of Washington, APL |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2014
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| Issued: | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Project Team: | Adam Huxtable, Mike Ohmart, Mike Carpenter |
Objective(s): To understand the physical environment and processes of the Arctic Ocean and develop integrated air–ice–ocean–wave models for improved prediction.
Project Description: The objectives of this research project are to: continue observations of the Arctic Ocean environment; understand the physical environment and processes; and develop integrated air–ice–ocean–wave models for improved prediction. The University of Washington is conducting marine scientific research to study the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) in the Beaufort Sea approximately 200 nautical miles west of Sachs Harbour in International Waters. Observations will be done through the deployment of oceanographic research instrumentation (e.g., buoys, profilers, weather stations) that will drift with the sea ice through the Beaufort Sea towards Alaska. The instrumentation will be deployed approximately three months prior to initial MIZ formation over the Alaskan shelf and slope (around 1 July). The observational MIZ site stretches northward approximately 500 km from the Alaska slope, roughly 70°–75°N at 140°W. Timing mismatch betw... Show more
