The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice
Sea ice plays a critical role in the climate system through its albedo, which constrains light transmission into the upper ocean. In spring and summer, light transmission through sea ice is influenced by its iconic blue melt ponds, which significantly reduce surface albedo. We show that the geometry...
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ftunivnapoliiris:oai:www.iris.unina.it:11588/876325 2024-09-09T18:56:11+00:00 The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice Horvat C. Flocco D. ReesJones D. W. Roach L. Golden K. M. Horvat, C. Flocco, D. Reesjones, D. W. Roach, L. Golden, K. M. 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/11588/876325 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085956 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000529120100048 volume:47 issue:4 journal:GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS http://hdl.handle.net/11588/876325 doi:10.1029/2019GL085956 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85081091735 Arctic fractal geometry melt pond phytoplankton bloom sea ice info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftunivnapoliiris https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085956 2024-06-17T15:19:35Z Sea ice plays a critical role in the climate system through its albedo, which constrains light transmission into the upper ocean. In spring and summer, light transmission through sea ice is influenced by its iconic blue melt ponds, which significantly reduce surface albedo. We show that the geometry of surface melt ponds plays an important role in the partitioning of instantaneous solar radiation under sea ice by modeling the three-dimensional light field under ponded sea ice. We find that aggregate properties of the instantaneous sub-ice light field, such as the enhancement of available solar energy under bare ice regions, can be described using a new parameter closely related to pond fractal geometry. We then explore the influence of pond geometry on the ecological and thermodynamic sea ice processes that depend on solar radiation. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Arctic Phytoplankton Sea ice IRIS Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Arctic Geophysical Research Letters 47 4 |
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Sea ice plays a critical role in the climate system through its albedo, which constrains light transmission into the upper ocean. In spring and summer, light transmission through sea ice is influenced by its iconic blue melt ponds, which significantly reduce surface albedo. We show that the geometry of surface melt ponds plays an important role in the partitioning of instantaneous solar radiation under sea ice by modeling the three-dimensional light field under ponded sea ice. We find that aggregate properties of the instantaneous sub-ice light field, such as the enhancement of available solar energy under bare ice regions, can be described using a new parameter closely related to pond fractal geometry. We then explore the influence of pond geometry on the ecological and thermodynamic sea ice processes that depend on solar radiation. |
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The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice |
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The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice |
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The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice |
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The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice |
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The Effect of Melt Pond Geometry on the Distribution of Solar Energy Under First-Year Sea Ice |
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effect of melt pond geometry on the distribution of solar energy under first-year sea ice |
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