WP 1: Field experiments and data handling:

• Summary WP 1

  The main activity in WP1 is the Norwegian-led field campaign in the Barents Sea during the winter 2008 (February-March).

• 1.1 Participation in the measurement campaign in 2007 - Greenland Flow Distortion

  The purpose of GFDex is to investigate the influence of Greenland on flows at various spatial scales, e.g., barrier winds, tip jets, meso-cyclones and synoptic-scale cyclones.

• 1.2 Main measurement campaign in February-March 2008

  The observational campaign February-March 2008 aims at addressing scientific questions listed in the proposal with testing of hypotheses for formation and persistence of arctic fronts, polar lows and mesoscale structures caused by terrain.

• 1.3 Instrumentation

  Synoptic instrumentation: In order to have better synoptic control and increased data-assimilation possibilities during the field phase, we plan to increase the frequency of vertical soundings.

• 1.5 Operational procedure

  The operation centre will be located at Andøya Rocket Range (Andenes, Andøya 69°N, 16°E), where scientists will have access to high-speed Internet connections and radiolinks.