Kern, Stefan; Harms, I; Bakan, S; Chen, Y (2015): (Table 1) Ice flux, polynya area and sea-ice drift speed in the Kara Sea during winter (Jan-Apr) 1997-2001 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848435, Supplement to: Kern, S et al. (2005): A comprehensive view of Kara Sea polynya dynamics, sea-ice compactness and export from model and remote sensing data. Geophysical Research Letters, 32(15), L15501, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL023532
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Published: 2015-07-23 • DOI registered: 2015-08-20
Abstract:
The Shelf Seas of the Arctic are known for their large sea-ice production. This paper presents a comprehensive view of the Kara Sea sea-ice cover from high-resolution numerical modeling and space-borne microwave radiometry. As given by the latter the average polynya area in the Kara Sea takes a value of 21.2 × 10**3 km**2 ± 9.1 × 10**3 km**2 for winters (Jan.-Apr.) 1996/97 to 2000/01, being as high as 32.0 × 10**3 km**2 in 1999/2000 and below 12 × 10**3 km**2 in 1998/99. Day-to-day variations of the Kara Sea polynya area can be as high as 50 × 10**3 km**2. For the seasons 1996/97 to 2000/01 the modeled cumulative winter ice-volume flux out of the Kara Sea varied between 100 km**3/a and 350 km**3/a. Modeled high (low) ice export coincides with a high (low) average and cumulative polynya area, and with a low (high) sea-ice compactness in the Kara Sea from remote sensing data, and with a high (low) sea-ice drift speed across its northern boundary derived from independent model data for the winters 1996/97 to 2000/01.
Coverage:
Latitude: 75.500000 * Longitude: 73.000000
Date/Time Start: 1997-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2001-01-01T00:00:00
Comment:
In the present paper, space-borne microwave radiometry and high-resolution numerical ice-ocean modeling is combined. The number of Polynya Signature Simulation Method (PSSM)-maps per year is 228.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Kern, Stefan | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Ice, flux | Ice flux | km3/a | Kern, Stefan | into Kara Sea, average (winter ice flux) | |
| 3 | Ice, flux | Ice flux | km3/a | Kern, Stefan | out of Kara Sea, total (winter ice flux) | |
| 4 | Polynya area | POLA | km2 | Kern, Stefan | average | |
| 5 | Polynya area | POLA | km2 | Kern, Stefan | cumulative | |
| 6 | Percentage | Perc | % | Kern, Stefan | Sea-ice ranges 65-85% contribution to the total Kara Sea sea-ice area | |
| 7 | Percentage | Perc | % | Kern, Stefan | Sea-ice ranges >95% contribution to the total Kara Sea sea-ice area | |
| 8 | Speed | Sp | cm/s | Kern, Stefan | Estimated from monthly averaged daily ECMWF surface wind speed data | sea-ice drift speed perpendicular to the NW-model boundary |
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