TY - JOUR
T1 - A camera and multisensor automated station design for polar physical and biological systems monitoring
T2 - AMIGOS
AU - Scambos, T. A.
AU - Ross, R.
AU - Haran, T.
AU - Bauer, R.
AU - Ainley, D. G.
AU - Seo, K. W.
AU - De Keyser, M.
AU - Behar, A.
AU - MacAYEAL, D. R.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - The Automated Meteorology-Ice/Indigenous species-Geophysics Observation System (AMIGOS) consists of a set of measurement instruments and camera(s) controlled by a single-board computer with a simplified Linux operating system and an Iridium satellite modem supporting two-way communication. Primary features of the system relevant to polar operations are low power requirements, daily data uploading, reprogramming, tolerance for low temperatures, and various approaches for automatic resets and recovery from low power or cold shutdown. Instruments include a compact weather station, single- or dual-frequency GPS, solar flux and reflectivity sensors, sonic snow gauges, simplified radio-echo sounder, and resistance thermometer string in the firn column. In the current state of development, there are two basic designs. One is intended for in situ observations of glacier conditions. The other supports a high-resolution camera for monitoring biological or geophysical systems from short distances (100m to 20 km). The stations have been successfully used in several locations for operational support, monitoring rapid ice changes in response to climate change or iceberg drift, and monitoring penguin colony activity. As of August 2012, there are nine AMIGOS systems installed, all on the Antarctic continent or in the surrounding ocean.
AB - The Automated Meteorology-Ice/Indigenous species-Geophysics Observation System (AMIGOS) consists of a set of measurement instruments and camera(s) controlled by a single-board computer with a simplified Linux operating system and an Iridium satellite modem supporting two-way communication. Primary features of the system relevant to polar operations are low power requirements, daily data uploading, reprogramming, tolerance for low temperatures, and various approaches for automatic resets and recovery from low power or cold shutdown. Instruments include a compact weather station, single- or dual-frequency GPS, solar flux and reflectivity sensors, sonic snow gauges, simplified radio-echo sounder, and resistance thermometer string in the firn column. In the current state of development, there are two basic designs. One is intended for in situ observations of glacier conditions. The other supports a high-resolution camera for monitoring biological or geophysical systems from short distances (100m to 20 km). The stations have been successfully used in several locations for operational support, monitoring rapid ice changes in response to climate change or iceberg drift, and monitoring penguin colony activity. As of August 2012, there are nine AMIGOS systems installed, all on the Antarctic continent or in the surrounding ocean.
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U2 - 10.3189/2013JoG12J170
DO - 10.3189/2013JoG12J170
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84881120585
SN - 0022-1430
VL - 59
SP - 303
EP - 314
JO - Journal of Glaciology
JF - Journal of Glaciology
IS - 214
ER -