Sea Ice Melt Ponds: Snow, SSL, and Pond Depths

• Main Authors: Chris Polashenski, Kerry Claffey, Zoe Courville, Chris Petrich, Donald Perovich
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center
• Subjects: High Latitude Transects; Arctic; Ice Physics; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XW4GXP

Snow, surface scattering layer (SSL), or melt pond depths are measured by inserting a metal probe with centimeter gradations into the surface until it struck hard ice. Positive (+) measurements reflect snow or loose decaying ice crystals known as the surface scattering layer, while negative (-) meas...