Continuous observations of the surface energy budget and meteorology over the Arctic sea ice during MOSAiC


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Abstract

The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) was a yearlong expedition supported by the icebreaker R/V Polarstern, following the Transpolar Drift from October 2019 to October 2020. The campaign documented an annual cycle of physical, biological, and chemical processes impacting the atmosphere-ice-ocean system. Of central importance were measurements of the thermodynamic and dynamic evolution of the sea ice. A multi-agency international team led by the University of Colorado/CIRES and NOAA-PSL observed meteorology and surface-atmosphere energy exchanges, including radiation; turbulent momentum flux; turbulent latent and sensible heat flux; and snow conductive flux. There were four stations on the ice, a 10 m micrometeorological tower paired with a 23/30 m mast and radiation station and three autonomous Atmospheric Surface Flux Stations. Collectively, the four stations acquired ~928 days of data. This manuscript documents the acquisition and post-processing of those measurements and provides a guide for researchers to access and use the data products.



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DOI 10.1038/s41597-023-02415-5

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Cox, C. J. , Gallagher, M. R. , Shupe, M. D. , Persson, P. O. G. , Solomon, A. , Fairall, C. W. , Ayers, T. , Blomquist, B. , Brooks, I. M. , Costa, D. , Grachev, A. , Gottas, D. , Hutchings, J. K. , Kutchenreiter, M. , Leach, J. , Morris, S. M. , Morris, V. , Osborn, J. , Pezoa, S. , Preußer, A. , Riihimaki, L. D. and Uttal, T. (2023): Continuous observations of the surface energy budget and meteorology over the Arctic sea ice during MOSAiC , Scientific Data, 10 (1), p. 519 . doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02415-5


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PS > 122/1 (MOSAiC20192020)
PS > 122/2 (MOSAiC20192020)
PS > 122/3 (MOSAiC20192020)
PS > 122/4 (MOSAiC20192020)
PS > 122/5 (MOSAiC20192020)


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