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Weather Balloons, Wave Gliders and other
Hitchhikers
Kevin R. Wood
James E. Overland
Sigrid A. Salo
Nicholas A. Bond
Anomaly 1990-99 Anomaly 2002-11
SLP
SAT
Vector
Wind
Climatology (NCEP-NCAR Reanalysis)
-30
0
30
60
1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
N m
-210
3
Year
a
b
c
°C
Mackenzie Delta
Mackenzie Delta
ALASKA
ALASKA
Impact of changing a wind field in the Beaufort Sea
-30
0
30
60
1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
N m
-210
3
Year
a
b
c
°C
Mackenzie Delta
Mackenzie Delta
ALASKA
ALASKA
Impact of Δ sea ice & heat on atmospheric circulation
Weather balloon
transects to sample
MABL
Wave Gliders & other
automatons
Onboard wx / rad.
Arctic Wave Glider (PMEL/Liquid Robotics)
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
-4.0
-2.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
210.0 220.0 230.0 240.0 250.0 260.0
Arctic Wave Glider Data
2011 Deployment
Wav
e G
lid
er
1
Te
mp
era
ture
Wav
e G
lider 2
Te
mp
era
ture
Day
Red = 0.5 m Blue = 6.0 m
2008 Plume Explosion )
Only MODIS sequence available since 2000 )
Mackenzie River plume (July 19, 2011)
MODIS true color
Mackenzie River plume (Sept. 6, 2002)
MODIS true color
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