| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
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| Matrai, Patricia A. | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Orellana, Monica V. | Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) | Co-Principal Investigator |
| Leck, Caroline | Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University (MISU) | Contact |
| Tjernstrom, Michael | Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University (MISU) | Contact |
| Gegg, Stephen R. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
| File |
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CruiseTrack.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 2.31 MB) MD5:b4b0eb7ac5b86881a98b0276c3a1c3ba Primary data file for dataset ID 3592 |
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| date | date (GMT) | YYYYMMDD |
| time | time (GMT) | HHMMSS |
| lon | Station longitude (West is negative) | decimal degrees |
| lat | Station latitude (South is negative) | decimal degrees |
| cruise_id | cruise_id | text |
| Dataset-specific Instrument Name | Global Positioning System Receivers |
| Generic Instrument Name | Global Positioning System Receiver |
| Generic Instrument Description | The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S. space-based radionavigation system that provides reliable positioning, navigation, and timing services to civilian users on a continuous worldwide basis. The U.S. Air Force develops, maintains, and operates the space and control segments of the NAVSTAR GPS transmitter system. Ships use a variety of receivers (e.g. Trimble and Ashtech) to interpret the GPS signal and determine accurate latitude and longitude. |
| Website | |
| Platform | R/V Oden |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2008-08-01 |
| End Date | 2008-09-08 |
| Description | The Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study is a scientific ice-breaker borne mission to the high Arctic Ocean.
The focus is on the physical and chemical processes leading to cloud formation, and scientists ranging from chemists and biologists to oceanographers and meteorologists will contribute.
Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS)
ARCTIC ASCOS blog
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ASCOS Special Issue in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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Investigators from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the Institute for Systems Biology received funding to identify and quantify organic molecules in the Arctic Ocean that serve as cloud condensation nuclei. They investigated the possibility that organic particles on the surface of the Arctic ocean form microgels which become airborne and play a significant role in cloud formation. They will determine the origins of the gels through a variety of chemical analyses. The project will help understand the dynamics of stratocumulus clouds and their effects on Arctic climate. Data will be collected in collaboration with Swedish scientists as part of the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS).
The Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study is a scientific ice-breaker borne mission to the high Arctic Ocean. The focus is on the physical and chemical processes leading to cloud formation, and scientists ranging from chemists and biologists to oceanographers and meteorologists will contribute.
| Funding Source | Award |
|---|---|
| NSF Arctic Sciences (NSF ARC) | |
| NSF Arctic Sciences (NSF ARC) |