 A 20-m flux tower erected on the Arctic pack ice for a year during the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean Experiment (SHEBA) has provided unique insights into the interaction between the pack ice surface and the atmosphere in an unknown but climatologically important environment. |
Polar Research
Dr. Ola Persson, Lead
The polar regions of the earth represent a major data void for conventional observing systems. Because of their remoteness and the harsh environment, they challenge the development of ground-based observing systems. This team has attacked the problem deploying instruments on the high Antarctic plateau as well as from ships locked in the Arctic sea ice. These experiments are now providing critical insights into processes at work in the polar regions that help quantify the earth energy budget and provide the parameterizations that will improve mesoscale to climate scale models.