Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard
The large-scale thickness distribution of sea ice was measured during several campaigns in the European Arctic north of Svalbard from 2007 using an airborne electromagnetic induction device. In August 2010 and April–May 2011, this was complemented by extensive on-ice work including measurements of s...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:25418 2023-05-15T13:29:43+02:00 Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard Renner, Angelika H.H. Hendricks, Stefan Gerland, Sebastian Beckers, Justin Haas, Christian Krumpen, Thomas 2013 https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/25418/ https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG62A146 unknown International Glaciological Society Renner, A. H. H., Hendricks, S., Gerland, S., Beckers, J., Haas, C. and Krumpen, T. (2013) Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard. Annals of Glaciology, 54 (62). pp. 13-18. DOI 10.3189/2013AoG62A146 <https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG62A146>. doi:10.3189/2013AoG62A146 Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG62A146 2023-04-07T15:14:04Z The large-scale thickness distribution of sea ice was measured during several campaigns in the European Arctic north of Svalbard from 2007 using an airborne electromagnetic induction device. In August 2010 and April–May 2011, this was complemented by extensive on-ice work including measurements of snow thickness and freeboard. Ice thicknesses show a clear difference between the seasons, with thicker ice during spring than in summer. In spring 2011, negative freeboard and flooding were observed as a result of the extensive snow cover. We find that the characteristics of the first-year sea ice allow combining observations from different years. The ice thickness in the marginal ice zone increases with increasing latitude and increasing distance to the ice edge; however, in the inner ice pack from ∼100 km from the ice edge the thickness remains almost constant. Modal ice thickness in spring reaches 2.4 m whereas in summer it is 1.0–1.4 m. Our study provides new insight into ice thickness distributions of a typical ice cover consisting of mainly first- and second-year ice, which may become the dominant ice type in the Arctic in the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper Annals of Glaciology Arctic ice pack Sea ice Svalbard OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Arctic Svalbard Annals of Glaciology 54 62 13 18 |
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The large-scale thickness distribution of sea ice was measured during several campaigns in the European Arctic north of Svalbard from 2007 using an airborne electromagnetic induction device. In August 2010 and April–May 2011, this was complemented by extensive on-ice work including measurements of snow thickness and freeboard. Ice thicknesses show a clear difference between the seasons, with thicker ice during spring than in summer. In spring 2011, negative freeboard and flooding were observed as a result of the extensive snow cover. We find that the characteristics of the first-year sea ice allow combining observations from different years. The ice thickness in the marginal ice zone increases with increasing latitude and increasing distance to the ice edge; however, in the inner ice pack from ∼100 km from the ice edge the thickness remains almost constant. Modal ice thickness in spring reaches 2.4 m whereas in summer it is 1.0–1.4 m. Our study provides new insight into ice thickness distributions of a typical ice cover consisting of mainly first- and second-year ice, which may become the dominant ice type in the Arctic in the future. |
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Renner, Angelika H.H. Hendricks, Stefan Gerland, Sebastian Beckers, Justin Haas, Christian Krumpen, Thomas Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard |
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Renner, Angelika H.H. Hendricks, Stefan Gerland, Sebastian Beckers, Justin Haas, Christian Krumpen, Thomas |
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Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard |
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Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard |
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Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard |
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Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard |
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Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard |
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large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of svalbard |
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Annals of Glaciology Arctic ice pack Sea ice Svalbard |
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Renner, A. H. H., Hendricks, S., Gerland, S., Beckers, J., Haas, C. and Krumpen, T. (2013) Large-scale ice thickness distribution of first-year sea ice in spring and summer north of Svalbard. Annals of Glaciology, 54 (62). pp. 13-18. DOI 10.3189/2013AoG62A146 <https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG62A146>. doi:10.3189/2013AoG62A146 |
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