Status of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Center Dan Lubin Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive La Lolla, CA 92093-0221 [email protected]

Status of theStatus of theArctic and Antarctic Research Arctic and Antarctic Research

CenterCenter

Dan LubinDan LubinScripps Institution of OceanographyScripps Institution of Oceanography

UCSD, 9500 Gilman DriveUCSD, 9500 Gilman DriveLa Lolla, CA 92093-0221La Lolla, CA 92093-0221

[email protected]@ucsd.du

AAWS-AMRC-AMPS Joint Annual MeetingsAAWS-AMRC-AMPS Joint Annual MeetingsByrd Polar Research Center, 8-10 June 2005Byrd Polar Research Center, 8-10 June 2005

Arctic and Antarctic Research Arctic and Antarctic Research CenterCenter

•Established in 1987 by Robert H. Whritner, SIO Remote Sensing Specialist•First PI - Prof. Russ Davis, Physical Oceanography Research Division•First major contract for SeaSpace - HRPT/DMSP system at McMurdo•Second TeraScan system deployed at Palmer Station in 1990

Funding Cycles - D. Lubin as Funding Cycles - D. Lubin as PIPI

• 1994 OPP1994 OPP ($1,575,000) ($1,575,000)– AARC ramps up to serve large communityAARC ramps up to serve large community– Web site createdWeb site created– Data rescued onto DDS-2 tapes ($67,000 for Sun hardware)Data rescued onto DDS-2 tapes ($67,000 for Sun hardware)– Protocol to form "virtual" data center including AMRC, Protocol to form "virtual" data center including AMRC,

NSIDC, AARCNSIDC, AARC– (meteorology, glaciology, oceanography)(meteorology, glaciology, oceanography)

• 1998 NASA1998 NASA ($45,000) ($45,000)– Hardware seed money for DLT archive and data rescue Hardware seed money for DLT archive and data rescue

feasibilityfeasibility

• 1999 NSF-OPP1999 NSF-OPP ($693,000) ($693,000)– DLT archiving of all data ($35,000 for Sun hardware)DLT archiving of all data ($35,000 for Sun hardware)– Service to community by web catalogue/browse images, Service to community by web catalogue/browse images,

tape copying and image processing by AARC stafftape copying and image processing by AARC staff

• 2002 NSF-ITR2002 NSF-ITR ($500,000) ($500,000)– Begin automating AARC via web-accessible RAID storageBegin automating AARC via web-accessible RAID storage

The Old The Old AARC...AARC...

• Data shipped to SIO from Data shipped to SIO from Palmer, McMurdo on Palmer, McMurdo on DDS-3 tapesDDS-3 tapes

• Data archived to DLT as Data archived to DLT as they arrivethey arrive

• Interested users browse Interested users browse the catalogue, find and the catalogue, find and order their dataorder their data

• Staff of 2-3 people Staff of 2-3 people process requests of all process requests of all sizes, often serving as sizes, often serving as NSF-supported research NSF-supported research assistants for dozens of assistants for dozens of PIs.PIs.

The Old AARC - Sample Custom The Old AARC - Sample Custom ProductsProducts

The New The New AARC...AARC...

• Most users want Most users want recent datarecent data

• RAID storage device RAID storage device running Linux to running Linux to hold past season's hold past season's datadata

• Data available in Data available in four formats via web four formats via web direct downloaddirect download

Recently Acquired Satellite Recently Acquired Satellite Telemetry Archive (RASTA)Telemetry Archive (RASTA)

AARC-AARC-RASTA...RASTA...





With these file sizes 1 year of data from one station takes ~0.7 Terabytes

Annual Costs for New AARCAnnual Costs for New AARC• Maintenance ContractsMaintenance Contracts

– SeaSpace TeraScan, $11,000SeaSpace TeraScan, $11,000– Sun Hardware, $1500Sun Hardware, $1500

• ComputerComputer– RAID Storage & Controller, $2500RAID Storage & Controller, $2500– Sun Workstation, $2000 every 2nd yearSun Workstation, $2000 every 2nd year– DLT tapes, $1300DLT tapes, $1300– Internet, supplies, expenses, $1500Internet, supplies, expenses, $1500

• PeoplePeople– Stipend for Sr. Programmer Frank Delahoyde, Stipend for Sr. Programmer Frank Delahoyde,

$5000$5000• TOTAL: $23,800TOTAL: $23,800• New Tape Archiving Option: LTO UltriumNew Tape Archiving Option: LTO Ultrium

– 11-Cartridge Autochanger, $600011-Cartridge Autochanger, $6000– $50/tape for 400 Gb tapes$50/tape for 400 Gb tapes

Polar Remote SensingPolar Remote Sensing• Dan Lubin and Rob Massom, co-authorsDan Lubin and Rob Massom, co-authors• We contracted with Praxis Springer/Verlag to write We contracted with Praxis Springer/Verlag to write

~500 pages, covering:~500 pages, covering:– Remote Sensing PrinciplesRemote Sensing Principles– Polar StratospherePolar Stratosphere– Polar Climate & MeteorologyPolar Climate & Meteorology– Sea IceSea Ice– GlaciologyGlaciology– Synthetic Aperture RadarSynthetic Aperture Radar

• In Feb 2005 we delivered our respective chapters, In Feb 2005 we delivered our respective chapters, preliminary typesetting revealed that we had written preliminary typesetting revealed that we had written >1300 pages>1300 pages

• Publisher divides it into two volumesPublisher divides it into two volumes– Volume 1: Atmosphere and Polar Oceans, Lubin & Massom, Volume 1: Atmosphere and Polar Oceans, Lubin & Massom,

July 2005July 2005– Volume 2: Ice Sheets, Massom and Lubin, October 2005Volume 2: Ice Sheets, Massom and Lubin, October 2005

• Opening section of Climate & Meteorology chapter Opening section of Climate & Meteorology chapter discusses AWS Program & AMRCdiscusses AWS Program & AMRC

1.1 NASA in the Nineteenth 1.1 NASA in the Nineteenth CenturyCenturyThe Great U.S. Exploring Expedition Discovers The Great U.S. Exploring Expedition Discovers AntarcticaAntarctica

The Great U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842The Great U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842

•Part of 3-way race to claim the South Pole (France, UK, USA)

•Spent 10 years mired in politics and bureaucracy, prior to 4 years at sea,

•Eventual bipartisan support (Whigs and Democratic-Republicans),

•Funded at $300,000 - the same percentage of the federal budget as all of NASA is today,

•Specimens and memorabilia archived in the Smithsonian Institution,

in other words,

A Veritable 19th Century Prototype for NASA!

NASA in the Nineteenth NASA in the Nineteenth CenturyCenturyScientific MotivationScientific Motivation

"I declare that "I declare that the Earth is the Earth is hollow and hollow and habitable habitable within..."within..."

John Cleves Symmes, John Cleves Symmes, Jr. (1770-1826)Jr. (1770-1826)

The "Newton of the The "Newton of the West"West"

NASA in the Nineteenth CenturyNASA in the Nineteenth CenturyThe AdministratorThe Administrator

• The Honorable Mahlon The Honorable Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853)Dickerson (1770-1853)

• Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Navy during the Jackson during the Jackson administrationadministration

• In charge of organizing, In charge of organizing, funding, and staffing the funding, and staffing the Exploring ExpeditionExploring Expedition

NASA in the Nineteenth CenturyNASA in the Nineteenth CenturyThe AdministratorThe Administrator

• "Be cautious not to "Be cautious not to attempt too much attempt too much business in one day."business in one day."

• The Honorable Mahlon The Honorable Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853)Dickerson (1770-1853)

• Secretary of the Navy during Secretary of the Navy during the Jackson administrationthe Jackson administration

• In charge of organizing, In charge of organizing, funding, and staffing the funding, and staffing the Exploring ExpeditionExploring Expedition

NASA in the Nineteenth NASA in the Nineteenth CenturyCentury

"Stand up straight, "Stand up straight, you rascals!"you rascals!"

LCDR Charles Wilkes, LCDR Charles Wilkes, USNUSN

Exploring Expedition's Exploring Expedition's commanding officer commanding officer and physicistand physicist

Polar Remote Sensing SurveyPolar Remote Sensing Survey• Follow-up to our e-mail survey of late 2002Follow-up to our e-mail survey of late 2002• Part of ITR work plan - to help develop Part of ITR work plan - to help develop

recommendations for better polar satellite data recommendations for better polar satellite data infrastructureinfrastructure

• Approx. 20-30 questions about your program, Approx. 20-30 questions about your program, covering:covering:– RegionRegion– Discipline(s)Discipline(s)– Sensors used and data volumeSensors used and data volume– Data sourcesData sources– Training and learning curvesTraining and learning curves– Success or otherwise with data accessSuccess or otherwise with data access– Hardware requirementsHardware requirements– Any comments of your ownAny comments of your own

• New survey to see what has changed several years New survey to see what has changed several years into EOS erainto EOS era

• Please complete on-line: http://calspace-sio.ucsd.edu/Please complete on-line: http://calspace-sio.ucsd.edu/– Answer as much or as little of it as you wishAnswer as much or as little of it as you wish

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Status of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Center Dan Lubin Scripps Institution of Oceanography UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive La Lolla, CA 92093-0221 [email protected]