Observations of the atmosphere and surface state over Terra Nova Bay,  Antarctica, using unmanned aerial systems

Cassano, John J.; Seefeldt, Mark W.; Palo, Scott; Knuth, Shelley L.; Bradley, Alice C.; Herrman, Paul D.; Kernebone, Peter A.; Logan, Nick J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-115-2016

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-115-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-115-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

Review article

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18 Mar 2016

Review article |

| 18 Mar 2016

Observations of the atmosphere and surface state over Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica, using unmanned aerial systems

John J. Cassano, Mark W. Seefeldt, Scott Palo, Shelley L. Knuth, Alice C. Bradley, Paul D. Herrman, Peter A. Kernebone, and Nick J. Logan

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RC C467: 'Comments on manuscript.', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jan 2016
- AC C498: 'Response to referee #1 comments on manuscript', John Cassano, 22 Jan 2016
RC C506: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Feb 2016
- AC C534: 'Response to referee #2 comments on manuscript', John Cassano, 27 Feb 2016

Short summary

In September 2012 five Aerosonde unmanned aircraft were used to observe the atmosphere and ocean over the Terra Nova Bay polynya, Antarctica to explore the details of interactions between the ocean, sea ice, and atmosphere. A total of 14 flights and nearly 168 flight hours were completed as part of this project. A data set containing the atmospheric and surface data as well as operational aircraft data have been submitted to the United States Antarctic Program Data Coordination Center.