NASA Award for Marginal Ice Zone Observations and Process Experiment (MIZOPEX) February 24, 2015 1:07 pm Published by Admin Research team members prepare the Sierra Unmanned Aerial System for flight from Oliktok Point, Alaska. (Photo by Mark Ivey) Sandians Mark Ivey and Darin Desilets were included in a NASA Group Achievement Award “for outstanding achievement in executing the MIZOPEX using multiple classes of unmanned aircraft [UASs].” The MIZOPEX campaign used DOE’s Sandia-managed Oliktok Point, Alaska, facilities to investigate unique UAS capabilities, combined with in situ sensing and satellite observations. These platforms explored the marginal ice zone and developed a better understanding of sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity, and sea ice characteristics and their impact on recent observed sea ice loss. Tags: critical marginal ice zone, DOE Biological and Environmental Research Program, DOE-BER, DOE-SC, Group Achievement Award, in situ climate sensing, Marginal Ice Zone Observations and Process Experiment, marginal sea ice zone, MIZOPEX, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, observed sea ice loss, Oliktok Point Alaska, SAND2015-1270M, satellite observation, sea ice characteristics, sea surface salinity, sea surface temperature, UAS, unmanned aerial system, unmanned aircraft « Previous Next »