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Viviana Piermattei1,2, Alice Madonia3,4, Simone Bonamano5,6
1Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology University of Tuscia, Molo Vespucci, Porto di Civitavecchia, 00053 Civitavecchia (RM), Italy. v.piermattei@unitus.it.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 18, 2018
Summary
Climate change impacts the Arctic Ocean. New autonomous probes like ArLoC on the PROTEUS unmanned vehicle enhance Arctic marine ecosystem monitoring and data collection for climate models.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Oceanography
- Robotics
Background:
- The Arctic region is highly vulnerable to climate change, necessitating robust monitoring of its marine ecosystem.
- Existing global observing systems have gaps in Arctic coverage, hindering comprehensive environmental assessment.
- High-resolution satellite data requires validation from in-situ measurements for climate and biogeochemical models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate the ArLoC (Arctic Low-Cost probe) system for enhanced Arctic Ocean monitoring.
- To demonstrate the integration of the ArLoC probe with the PROTEUS unmanned marine vehicle.
- To assess the preliminary performance of this autonomous system in an extreme Arctic environment.
Main Methods:
- Design and construction of a low-cost, miniaturized, and flexible probe (ArLoC).
- Integration of the ArLoC probe onto the PROTEUS unmanned marine vehicle.
- Deployment and testing during a scientific campaign in the Svalbard Archipelago.
Main Results:
- Successful preliminary integration of the ArLoC probe with the PROTEUS platform.
- Demonstrated feasibility of using autonomous systems to improve Arctic data resolution.
- Collected initial test data from the Svalbard Archipelago campaign.
Conclusions:
- Autonomous systems like ArLoC on PROTEUS offer a viable solution to expand Arctic observational capabilities.
- The ArLoC probe shows promise for cost-effective, high-resolution data collection in challenging Arctic conditions.
- Further development and deployment are recommended to fully leverage this technology for climate change research.
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