Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data
SMMR data for the year 1979, 1980 and 1984 have been analyzed to determine the variability in the onset of melt for the Arctic seasonal sea ice zone. The results show melt commencing in either the Kara/Barents Seas or Chukchi Sea and progressing zonally towards the central Asian coast (Laptev Sea)....
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19880051464 2023-05-15T15:04:09+02:00 Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data Anderson, Mark R. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available JAN 1, 1987 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19880051464 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19880051464 Accession ID: 88A38691 Copyright Other Sources 43 1987 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T17:37:03Z SMMR data for the year 1979, 1980 and 1984 have been analyzed to determine the variability in the onset of melt for the Arctic seasonal sea ice zone. The results show melt commencing in either the Kara/Barents Seas or Chukchi Sea and progressing zonally towards the central Asian coast (Laptev Sea). Individual regions had interannual variations in melt onset in the 10-20 day range. To determine whether daily changes occur in the sea ice surface melt, the SMMR 18 and 37 GHz brightness temperature data are analyzed at day/night/twilight periods. Brightness temperatures illustrate diurnal variations in most regions during melt. In the East Siberian Sea, however, daily variations are observed in 1979, throughout the analysis period, well before any melt would usually have commenced. Understanding microwave responses to changing surface conditions during melt will perhaps give additional information about energy budgets during the winter to summer transition of sea ice. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea East Siberian Sea laptev Laptev Sea Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic Chukchi Sea East Siberian Sea ENVELOPE(166.000,166.000,74.000,74.000) Laptev Sea |
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SMMR data for the year 1979, 1980 and 1984 have been analyzed to determine the variability in the onset of melt for the Arctic seasonal sea ice zone. The results show melt commencing in either the Kara/Barents Seas or Chukchi Sea and progressing zonally towards the central Asian coast (Laptev Sea). Individual regions had interannual variations in melt onset in the 10-20 day range. To determine whether daily changes occur in the sea ice surface melt, the SMMR 18 and 37 GHz brightness temperature data are analyzed at day/night/twilight periods. Brightness temperatures illustrate diurnal variations in most regions during melt. In the East Siberian Sea, however, daily variations are observed in 1979, throughout the analysis period, well before any melt would usually have commenced. Understanding microwave responses to changing surface conditions during melt will perhaps give additional information about energy budgets during the winter to summer transition of sea ice. |
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Anderson, Mark R. |
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Anderson, Mark R. |
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Anderson, Mark R. |
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Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data |
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Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data |
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Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data |
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Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data |
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Snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data |
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snow melt on sea ice surfaces as determined from passive microwave satellite data |
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Arctic Chukchi Sea East Siberian Sea Laptev Sea |
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Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea East Siberian Sea laptev Laptev Sea Sea ice |
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Arctic Chukchi Chukchi Sea East Siberian Sea laptev Laptev Sea Sea ice |
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