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.