An Apparatus for Monitoring Sea Ice Thickness Based on Coplanar Multi-Electrode Capacitance Sensor

Ling Zhang, Yinke Dou

2018

Abstract

This study describes an apparatus for in situ measurement of centimeter-accurate changes in the sea ice thickness in Antarctica. The apparatus consists of a rod-shaped measurement sensor based on coplanar multi-electrode capacitance sensing technology. In use, it is vertically installed into the sea ice to realize automatic monitoring of increases in sea ice thickness. It is suitable for monitoring fixed measurement sites on ice that are not deformed. The apparatus presented was tested on landfast ice and ice cap near China’s Zhongshan Station (East Antarctica) for approximately 6 months during the austral autumn and winter. Data on the coastal sea ice thickness at the Zhongshan Station for 6 months was obtained. An analysis of the data verifies the reliability and accuracy of the apparatus for monitoring Antarctic sea ice. Application experiments prove that the apparatus can realize the automatic monitoring of sea ice thickness on fixed sites and provides a new method of monitoring sea ice thickness.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhang L. and Dou Y. (2018). An Apparatus for Monitoring Sea Ice Thickness Based on Coplanar Multi-Electrode Capacitance Sensor.In 3rd International Conference on Electromechanical Control Technology and Transportation - Volume 1: ICECTT, ISBN 978-989-758-312-4, pages 467-475. DOI: 10.5220/0006972804670475

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icectt18,
author={Ling Zhang and Yinke Dou},
title={An Apparatus for Monitoring Sea Ice Thickness Based on Coplanar Multi-Electrode Capacitance Sensor},
booktitle={3rd International Conference on Electromechanical Control Technology and Transportation - Volume 1: ICECTT,},
year={2018},
pages={467-475},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006972804670475},
isbn={978-989-758-312-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 3rd International Conference on Electromechanical Control Technology and Transportation - Volume 1: ICECTT,
TI - An Apparatus for Monitoring Sea Ice Thickness Based on Coplanar Multi-Electrode Capacitance Sensor
SN - 978-989-758-312-4
AU - Zhang L.
AU - Dou Y.
PY - 2018
SP - 467
EP - 475
DO - 10.5220/0006972804670475