Istomina, Larysa; Nicolaus, Marcel; Perovich, Donald K (2016): Initial state of sky conditions [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867307, In: Istomina, L et al. (2016): Surface spectral albedo complementary to ROV transmittance measurements at 6 ice stations during POLARSTERN cruise ARK-XXVII/3 (IceArc) in 2012 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867292
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 83.477736 * Median Longitude: 100.271333 * South-bound Latitude: 81.884667 * West-bound Longitude: 31.109500 * North-bound Latitude: 85.226000 * East-bound Longitude: 131.128670
Date/Time Start: 2012-08-09T08:08:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-09-09T15:12:00
Minimum Elevation: -4354.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -3424.0 m
Event(s):
PS80/224-1 (Ice station #1) * Latitude Start: 84.050500 * Longitude Start: 31.113830 * Latitude End: 84.033833 * Longitude End: 31.109500 * Date/Time Start: 2012-08-09T08:08:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-08-11T12:23:00 * Elevation Start: -4013.0 m * Elevation End: -4011.0 m * Campaign: ARK-XXVII/3 (PS80 IceArc) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE) * Comment: Position sensor: Ship's GPS; Wind speed start: 0.2 kn; Wind speed end: 0.2 kn; Sea ice coverage start: 95 %; Sea ice coverage end: 95 %
PS80/237-1 (Ice station #2) * Latitude Start: 83.986500 * Longitude Start: 78.103330 * Latitude End: 83.933667 * Longitude End: 75.504667 * Date/Time Start: 2012-08-14T13:10:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-08-16T18:42:00 * Elevation Start: -3484.0 m * Elevation End: -3424.0 m * Campaign: ARK-XXVII/3 (PS80 IceArc) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE) * Comment: Position sensor: Ship's GPS; Wind speed start: 0.3 kn; Wind speed end: 0.6 kn; Sea ice coverage start: 90 %; Sea ice coverage end: 80 %
PS80/255-1 (Ice station #3) * Latitude Start: 82.670670 * Longitude Start: 109.589500 * Latitude End: 83.142333 * Longitude End: 109.929333 * Date/Time Start: 2012-08-20T08:48:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-08-22T11:49:00 * Elevation Start: -3569.0 m * Elevation End: -3608.0 m * Campaign: ARK-XXVII/3 (PS80 IceArc) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE) * Comment: Position sensor: Ship's GPS; Wind speed start: 0.6 kn; Wind speed end: 0.9 kn; Sea ice coverage start: 95 %; Sea ice coverage end: 95 %
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Istomina, Larysa | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Istomina, Larysa | Geocode – Ice station start; UTC | ||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Istomina, Larysa | Geocode – Ice station start | ||
| 4 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Istomina, Larysa | Geocode – Ice station start | ||
| 5 | Depth, bathymetric | Bathy depth | m | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station start | |
| 6 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station start | |
| 7 | Sea ice concentration | Sea ice conc | % | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station start | |
| 8 | Description | Description | Istomina, Larysa | Floe description: type, size and thickness; Ice station start | ||
| 9 | Description | Description | Istomina, Larysa | Surface description; Ice station start | ||
| 10 | Description | Description | Istomina, Larysa | Melt ponds description; Ice station start | ||
| 11 | Present weather | ww | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station start | ||
| 12 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Istomina, Larysa | Geocode – Ice station end; UTC | ||
| 13 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Istomina, Larysa | Geocode – Ice station end | ||
| 14 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Istomina, Larysa | Geocode – Ice station end | ||
| 15 | Depth, bathymetric | Bathy depth | m | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station end | |
| 16 | Wind speed | ff | m/s | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station end | |
| 17 | Sea ice concentration | Sea ice conc | % | Istomina, Larysa | Ice station end | |
| 18 | Description | Description | Istomina, Larysa | Surface description; Ice station end |
License:
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Size:
61 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Date/Time (Ice station start; UTC) | 3 Latitude (Ice station start) | 4 Longitude (Ice station start) | 5 Bathy depth [m] (Ice station start) | 6 ff [m/s] (Ice station start) | 7 Sea ice conc [%] (Ice station start) | 8 Description (Floe description: type, size ...) | 9 Description (Surface description; Ice stat...) | 10 Description (Melt ponds description; Ice s...) | 11 ww (Ice station start) | 12 Date/Time (Ice station end; UTC) | 13 Latitude (Ice station end) | 14 Longitude (Ice station end) | 15 Bathy depth [m] (Ice station end) | 16 ff [m/s] (Ice station end) | 17 Sea ice conc [%] (Ice station end) | 18 Description (Surface description; Ice stat...) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS80/224-1 | 2012-08-09T08:08:00 | 84.050500 | 31.113833 | 4013.5 | 0.1029 | 95 | FYI, 500 x 300 m | no snow, loose ice crystals, scattering layer | few cm ice on top, some open water on larger ponds | Overcast, solar disk visible | 2012-08-11T12:23 | 84.033833 | 31.109500 | 4011.4 | 0.1029 | 95 | |
| PS80/237-1 | 2012-08-14T13:10:00 | 83.986500 | 78.103333 | 3484.9 | 0.1543 | 90 | FYI, vast (>1 km) | Large ice drops from rain on surface (1-2cm), no snow, frozen scattering layer | few cm ice on top, some open water on larger ponds | Fog, overcast,solar disk visible | 2012-08-16T18:42 | 83.933667 | 75.504667 | 3424.6 | 0.3087 | 80 | |
| PS80/255-1 | 2012-08-20T08:48:00 | 82.670667 | 109.589500 | 3569.0 | 0.3087 | 95 | FYI, vast (>1 km), strong surface melt during station time | no snow, but very slight snow fall on frist day, got melted "over night" | mostly frozen, few cm of ice, lot of pseudo-ponds | strong winds, drift up to 1.0kn. Overcast, solar disk not visible | 2012-08-22T11:49 | 83.142333 | 109.929333 | 3608.4 | 0.4630 | 95 | very rotten surface, strong surface melt during sun shine |
| PS80/277-1 | 2012-08-25T10:33:00 | 82.882500 | 130.129500 | 4161.2 | 0.2058 | 90 | FYI, vast (>1 km), mostly about 80cm thick, thicker ridge close to POLARSTERN | no snow | mostly frozen, few cm of ice, lot of pseudo-ponds | moderate winds, rather warm, sunny spells. Non-uniform fog, overcast, solar disk at times visible | 2012-08-26T17:36 | 82.894833 | 129.776333 | 4173.2 | 0.1029 | 70 | |
| PS80/323-1 | 2012-09-04T11:00:00 | 81.925500 | 131.128667 | 4031.0 | 0.2572 | 95 | FYI vast, very level with distinct ridges | ice cruist on 5 to 10cm snow cover | frozen and snow covered, difficult walking conditions | Sunny, mostly cloud free, a little fog low close to the surface, thin cirrus on solar disk | 2012-09-05T15:00 | 81.884667 | 130.887500 | 4032.2 | 0.2058 | 95 | |
| PS80/335-1 | 2012-09-07T07:47:00 | 85.101833 | 122.245333 | 4354.9 | 0.1029 | 70 | FYI/MYI vast, MYI very ridged and uneven | ice crust on 5 to 30cm new, but compacted snow | frozen and snow covered, difficult walking conditions | icy rains, foggy, strong winds on 3rd day. Overcast, solar disk not visible | 2012-09-09T15:12 | 85.226000 | 123.738500 | 4353.7 | 0.4630 | 35 |