EOMF-18. Working with AMIGOS -- Ice/ocean/atmosphere remote measurement systems

Abstract
The Automated Meteorology - Ice - Geophysics - Ocean observation System (AMIGOS) is a multi-sensor on-ice ocean, ice, and climate observing system designed to operate in extreme and remote polar deployments, telemetering measurements in near real time throughout the year with minimal human interaction. The engineering and software requirements are relatively unique and challenging but actually similar to those of another domain - space exploration. Partnering with the CU chapter of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC), a NASA funded organization for creating opportunities and learning experience for Colorado students interested in careers in space technology, a group of CU undergraduate engineering students known as the Junior Antarctic Engineering Team (JANE) was formed and contributed start to finish in the development of the latest iteration of these systems, the AMIGOS III. In early 2020, this work culminated in two AMIGOS III installed on the Eastern Thwaites Ice Shelf in Antarctica, at Cavity Camp (75.048°S, 105.584°W) and Channel Camp (75.057°S, 105.446°W), about 4 km apart.