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Observation Activities in the Ross Sea Current and Future National Contributions to the Southern Ocean Observing System
SOOS Report Series, #1
Observation Activities in the Ross Sea: Current and Future National Contributions to the Southern Ocean Observing System
Authors *Mike Williams (Physical Oceanography); National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand.
[email protected] Giorgio Budillon (Physical Oceanography); University of Naples “Parthenope”, Italy.
[email protected] Walker Smith (Biological Oceanography); Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA.
[email protected]> Steve Ackley (Sea Ice); University of Texas at San Antonio, USA.
[email protected] Don Blankenship (Geophysics); University of Texas, USA
[email protected] Jamin Greenbaum (Geophysics); University of Texas, USA
[email protected] Sanghoon Lee (Biogeochemistry); Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Korea,
[email protected] Won Sang Lee (Glaciology, marine geophysics); Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Korea,
[email protected] *Corresponding Author
SOOS Report Series, No. 1
Introduction This document summarises both known and planned observational programmes in the Ross Sea, with the aim of describing observing activities that contribute to the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). In turn, this will allow the identification of significant gaps that restrict the observation and understanding of future change. The current state of observations in the Ross Sea cannot be considered comprehensive by any standard, but there are significant data sets (particularly for physical oceanography) that can form the basis of an
observing system in the Ross Sea. The most significant gaps in the Ross Sea are the absence of any regular measurements to generate a time series of both biological properties, and sea-ice thickness. This document does not give geographical specifications on where, within the Ross Sea region, future observations should be made.
Table 1: Summary of activities by nations with stations in the Ross Sea. C = current, P = Planned, AUV = Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, OBS = Ocean Bottom Seismometer, OBH = Ocean Bottom Hydrophone.
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