Data report: EM-Bird ice thickness measurements in the Laptev Sea in April 2012 and 2008

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Thomas.Krumpen [ at ] awi.de

Abstract

The two campaigns were carried out within the framework of the Russian-German research cooperation 'Laptev Sea System'. Measurements were made in the southeastern Laptev Sea at the end of April 2008 (campaign Transdrift (TD) XIII) and 2012 (campaign TD XX). Data obtained over pack ice zones north of the landfast ice edge were used to estimate sea ice production in flaw polynyas (Rabenstein et al. 2013, Krumpen et al. 2011) and for validation of ESA's SMOS (Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity) satellite derived ice thickness products. Flaw polynyas are open water sites between pack ice and fast ice of high net ice production sustained by winds.

Item Type

Other

Authors

Krumpen, Thomas

Divisions

AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Sea Ice Physics

Primary Division

Organizations > AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Sea Ice Physics

Programs

Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.4: Arctic sea ice and its interaction with ocean and ecosystems

Primary Topic

Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.4: Arctic sea ice and its interaction with ocean and ecosystems