A comparison of radiation budgets in the Fram Strait marginal ice zone

Results are presented from calculations of radiation budgets for the sea-ice and the open-water regimes in the marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the Fram Strait, from measurements of surface irradiances and meteorological conditions made during the 1984 Marginal Ice Zone Experiment. Simultaneous measuremen...

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Main Authors: Francis, Jennifer A., Katsaros, Kristina B., Ackerman, Thomas P., Lind, Richard J., Davidson, Kenneth L.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1991
Subjects:
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Fram Strait
Sea ice
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910044459
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Summary:Results are presented from calculations of radiation budgets for the sea-ice and the open-water regimes in the marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the Fram Strait, from measurements of surface irradiances and meteorological conditions made during the 1984 Marginal Ice Zone Experiment. Simultaneous measurements on either side of the ice edge allowed a comparison of the open-water and the sea-ice environments. The results show significant differences between the radiation budgets of the two regimes in the MIZ. The open water absorbed twice as much radiation as did the ice, and the mean cooling rate of the atmosphere over water was approximately 15 percent larger than that over ice. Calculated fluxes and atmospheric cooling rates were found to compare well with available literature data.

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