An Observatory for Ocean, Climate and Environment SAC-D/Aquarius DCS - Data Collection System Gustavo Mercado CONAE 10th Aquarius SAC-D Science Meeting Buenos Aires 1November 17 19,12015 of 18
DCS Components Data Collection Platform Instrument on board Observatory TT&C Ground Station Pre Processing and Distribution Center Users DCP DCP DCP User 2 of 18
Main Characteristics Overview System Argentine DCS Mission SAC-D (Environmental Data Collection) Coverage National / Regional Operational Mode Store and Forward Routing Falda del Carmen Proc and Dist Center Falda del Carmen Platform Density 200 (maximum at Argentine territory) Platform Operation Random transmission (30 to 220 sec period) Revisit 2/4 contacts per day Footprint 2300 Km 3 of 18
Main Characteristics Overview Message type Argos Compatible Message Size 46 bytes Maximum useful data 32 bytes Tx Message duration Max 920 ms DCP position none (GPS optional) Reliability CRC (optional) Uplink UHF 401.55 MHz Data Security N/A Platform compatible Argos Compatible User access delay < 1day Simultaneous 1 max message received 4 of 18
DCS - User Institution Department Type of Service Required CONAE DCS Admin Testing Universidad Nacional de la Plata - UNLP Escuela ORT Instituto Antártico Argentino Universidad de Tucumán UTN - Mendoza and IANIGLA Conicet CNIA-INTA Departamento General de Irrigación - Mendoza Faculty of Engineering Buenos Aires ORT school Glaciology Department Ionosphere Laboratory Department of Electronics Climate and Water Institute ICT Office Testing Educational Experience Data Logger Proprietary for Test Proprietary for Test Set of sensors Amount of Stations Davies Avant Pro environmental 1 Station Location N/A 2 Mendoza City N/A 2 La Plata City Buenos Aires ORT school Glaciology Own Design environmental 2 Glaciers in Antarctica ionospheric communications Harsh Environment Agronomy and Meteorology Flow in Irrigation Systems own design own 1+ Tucumán City SADA-SAT data logger (designed and built by UTN for IANIGLA) Nimbus Data Logger (INTA) radiation and environmental Agronomy and Meteorology 2+ IT&T data logger flow 10+ Patagonian forest - El Chaltén - Lago del Desierto 2+ Castelar and nationwide Irrigation Canal System - Mendoza 5 of 18
DCS Users - SADA SAT 6 of 18
DCS Users INTA SIGA 7 of 18
An Observatory for Ocean, Climate and Environment SAC-D/Aquarius DCS Antarctic Glacier Monitoring Data Logging Sebastián Marinsek Instituto Antártico Argentino Dirección Nacional del Antártico 10th Aquarius SAC-D Science Meeting Buenos Aires 8November 17 19,82015 of 18
Antarctic Peninsula Vega Island JRI Bahía del Diablo Glacier Larsen A Gourdon Glacier Larsen B Matienzo Station (Argentina) 9 of 18
First Installation in Antarctica Gourdon Glacier 2014 10 of 18
First Installation in Antarctica Gourdon Glacier 2014 11 of 18
First Temperature Data Received Gourdon Glacier 2014 12 of 18
2015 New Systems Matienzo Station Bahía del Diablo Glacier PTT Antenna Acquisition Board and PTT 13 of 18
Temperature and Humidity Sensor Calibration Acquisition Board PTT Calibration Thermometers Acquisition Board PTT 14 of 18
Bahía del Diablo AWS with data received after last visit 15 of 18
Warm Event 24/03/2015 Matienzo Station 16 of 18
Access Difficulties 17 of 18
DCS System Overview Thank you for your attention!! Gustavo Mercado - mercado@conae.gov.ar Sebastián Marinsek - smarinsek@dna.gov.ar 18 of 18