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Science:
overview of the program's scientific questions and objectives
Technology:
description of autonomous, ice-based observation system
Data Sets:
plots and data from deployed buoys
Fieldwork:
stories about the buoy deployments in the Arctic
Links
to related sites

The Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoy program is being conducted to monitor and better understand the delicate balance between incoming solar radiation, sea ice, and the upper ocean that controls the thickness and extent of the Arctic Ocean ice cover. With support from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research, a highly-specialized observation system has been developed to measure the upper-ocean/sea-ice system. Explore the links on the left to learn more about the program.


News

5-14 OCT 2019
AOFBs 43, 44, 45, 46 deployed in the Central Arctic with National Science Foundation funding as part of the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) study.
19 SEP 2019
AOFB 39 deployed in the Beaufort Gyre as a component of the Office of Naval Research SODA (Stratified Ocean Dynamics of the Arctic Ocean) Experiment.
4-10 OCT 2018
AOFBs 40, 41, 42 deployed in the Beaufort Gyre as components of the Office of Naval Research SODA (Stratified Ocean Dynamics of the Arctic Ocean) Experiment.

Ocean Turbulence Lab
Oceanography Department
Naval Postgraduate School
Contacts
Tim Stanton (stanton@nps.edu)
Bill Shaw (wjshaw@nps.edu)