Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes
Research Vessels Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes
Air-sea fluxes, the exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean, play an important role in the global climate. Mapping these fluxes is therefore vital to understanding the role of the ocean in climate variability, carbon levels, ecosystems and coastal environments. Research Vessel Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes uses autonomous instrumentation to monitor important meteorological and ocean surface information, providing observations of heat, mass and momentum bulk flux in Australian, New Zealand and Southern Ocean waters. The autonomous nature of the instrumentation allows for continuous monitoring, providing high-quality data in real-time.
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Quality control
Schulz, Eric, Janice Sisson and Helen Beggs (2021) Quality control procedure for IMOS real-time meteorological and sea surface observations, and air-sea fluxes from research vessel and mooring platforms, Bureau Research Report No. 059, September 2021, pp 14.
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Shipboard Automated Meteorological Oceanographic Systems (SAMOS)
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Eric Schulz
E: Eric.schulz(at)bom.gov.au
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