ARCtic Study of Permafrost Ice Nucleation (ARCSPIN) Cumulative Ice Nucleating Particles (INP) Data, Alaska, 2021 ...

We proposed to analyze samples for ice nucleating particles (INPs) and microbial composition through a land-based field study, and to eventually simulate observations in an Earth System model. Our overarching hypothesis is that INPs released from thawing permafrost—a hitherto overlooked source of IN...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barry, Kevin
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2023
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2833n072
https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2833N072
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Summary:We proposed to analyze samples for ice nucleating particles (INPs) and microbial composition through a land-based field study, and to eventually simulate observations in an Earth System model. Our overarching hypothesis is that INPs released from thawing permafrost—a hitherto overlooked source of INPs—significantly influence cloud radiative properties in the Arctic. The primary field deployment called ARCSPIN (ARCtic Study of Permafrost Ice Nucleation) was conducted from September 1-17, 2021, within and near Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Permafrost, seasonally thawed active layer, ice wedge, vegetation, water, and aerosol samples were collected. Samples targeted downwind of thermokarst lakes, with some days that collected measurements upwind as well. We also include aerosol filters collected at a fixed site at the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement North Slope of Alaska atmospheric observatory (DOE). Here, we provide the INP-temperature spectra along with 95% confidence interval widths, which follow ...