Abstract:

Sea-ice is an important climatic variable, and the in situ observations are critical to gain the characteristic parameters and to develop the research of sea-ice. This paper focuses on the development and the application of the polar buoys which make the sea-ice as aim or platform. The processes of the International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) and the International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB) are presented, and the system characteristics and technical features of the polar sea-ice buoys are described based on the monitoring of the physical parameters of the sea-ice, air and up ocean through the seven typical buoys, and the future direction and trend of the polar sea-ice buoys are reviewed from the development of the technology and research interest combined with the application recently as well.

Key words: polar