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Cowan, Alex (2018): Shipborne visual observations of Arctic sea ice during 50 let Pobedy cruise Pob1507 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.889256, In: Hutchings, Jennifer K (2018): Shipborne visual observations of Arctic sea ice [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.889209

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Hutchings, Jennifer K; Orlich, A R (submitted): A standardized protocol and database for discrete visual observations of Arctic sea ice. Earth System Science Data
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 85.462132 * Median Longitude: 60.840795 * South-bound Latitude: 80.281000 * West-bound Longitude: 50.416300 * North-bound Latitude: 89.986200 * East-bound Longitude: 66.457200
Date/Time Start: 2015-08-03T10:40:00 * Date/Time End: 2015-08-17T20:33:00
Event(s):
Pob1507-track (cruise_38) * Latitude Start: 82.100800 * Longitude Start: 58.430000 * Latitude End: 84.021000 * Longitude End: 58.043300 * Date/Time Start: 2015-08-03T10:40:00 * Date/Time End: 2015-08-17T20:33:00 * Campaign: Pob1507 * Basis: 50 let Pobedy * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeHutchings, Jennifer KGeocode
InvestigatorInvestigatorHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary observer
InvestigatorInvestigatorHutchings, Jennifer Kadditional observer
LATITUDELatitudeHutchings, Jennifer KGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeHutchings, Jennifer KGeocode
Ice concentrationIce conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Ktotal ice concentration
Open water typeOpen watercodeHutchings, Jennifer K
Ice concentrationIce conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary ice partial concentration
Ice typeIce typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary ice type
10 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary ice thickness
11 Floe sizeFloe sizecodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary floe size
12 Sea ice topographyTopographycodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary topography feature type
13 Sea ice topography concentrationTopography conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary topography concentration
14 HeightHeightmHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary topography feature height
15 ObservationObsHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary topography feature old?
16 Melt pond concentrationMelt pond conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt pond concentration
17 Melt pond depthMelt pond depthcodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt pond depth
18 Melt pond patternMelt pond patterncodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt pond pattern
19 Melt pond surface typeMelt pond surface typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt pond surface type
20 Melt pond freeboardMelt pond freeboardmHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt pond freeboard
21 Melt pond bottom typeMelt pond bottom typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt pond bottom type
22 ObservationObsHutchings, Jennifer Kprimary melt rotten ice?
23 Ice concentrationIce conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary ice partial concentration
24 Ice typeIce typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary ice type
25 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary ice thickness
26 Floe sizeFloe sizecodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary floe size
27 Sea ice topographyTopographycodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary topography feature type
28 Sea ice topography concentrationTopography conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary topography concentration
29 Melt pond concentrationMelt pond conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt pond concentration
30 Melt pond depthMelt pond depthcodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt pond depth
31 Melt pond patternMelt pond patterncodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt pond pattern
32 Melt pond surface typeMelt pond surface typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt pond surface type
33 Melt pond freeboardMelt pond freeboardmHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt pond freeboard
34 Melt pond bottom typeMelt pond bottom typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt pond bottom type
35 ObservationObsHutchings, Jennifer Ksecondary melt rotten ice?
36 Ice concentrationIce conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Ktertiary ice partial concentration
37 Ice typeIce typecodeHutchings, Jennifer Ktertiary ice type
38 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmHutchings, Jennifer Ktertiary ice thickness
39 Floe sizeFloe sizecodeHutchings, Jennifer Ktertiary floe size
40 Sea ice topographyTopographycodeHutchings, Jennifer Ktertiary topography feature type
41 Melt pond concentrationMelt pond conctenthsHutchings, Jennifer Ktertiary melt pond concentration
42 WeatherWeathercodeHutchings, Jennifer K
43 VisibilityVisibilitycodeHutchings, Jennifer K
44 Cloud typeCloud typeHutchings, Jennifer Khigh clouds
45 Cloud cover, high cloudsHigh cloudsoktaHutchings, Jennifer K
46 Cloud base height, highestCBH highmHutchings, Jennifer K
47 Cloud typeCloud typeHutchings, Jennifer Kmedium clouds
48 Cloud cover, medium cloudsMedium cloudsoktaHutchings, Jennifer K
49 Cloud base height, middleCBH middlemHutchings, Jennifer K
50 Cloud typeCloud typeHutchings, Jennifer Klow clouds
51 Cloud cover, low cloudsLow cloudsoktaHutchings, Jennifer K
52 CloudinessCloudsoktaHutchings, Jennifer K
53 Ship speedShip spknHutchings, Jennifer Knearest knot
54 HeadingHeaddegHutchings, Jennifer Kship heading, nearest degree
55 Ship activityShip actcodeHutchings, Jennifer K
56 NumberNoHutchings, Jennifer Kuploaded photo number
57 CommentCommentHutchings, Jennifer Knote0
58 CommentCommentHutchings, Jennifer Knote1
59 CommentCommentHutchings, Jennifer Kother
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Latitude

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Ice conc [tenths]
(total ice concentration)

Open water [code]

Ice conc [tenths]
(primary ice partial concentra...)

Ice type [code]
(primary ice type)
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EsEs [m]
(primary ice thickness)
11 
Floe size [code]
(primary floe size)
12 
Topography [code]
(primary topography feature type)
13 
Topography conc [tenths]
(primary topography concentration)
14 
Height [m]
(primary topography feature he...)
15 
Obs
(primary topography feature old?)
16 
Melt pond conc [tenths]
(primary melt pond concentration)
17 
Melt pond depth [code]
(primary melt pond depth)
18 
Melt pond pattern [code]
(primary melt pond pattern)
19 
Melt pond surface type [code]
(primary melt pond surface type)
20 
Melt pond freeboard [m]
(primary melt pond freeboard)
21 
Melt pond bottom type [code]
(primary melt pond bottom type)
22 
Obs
(primary melt rotten ice?)
23 
Ice conc [tenths]
(secondary ice partial concent...)
24 
Ice type [code]
(secondary ice type)
25 
EsEs [m]
(secondary ice thickness)
26 
Floe size [code]
(secondary floe size)
27 
Topography [code]
(secondary topography feature ...)
28 
Topography conc [tenths]
(secondary topography concentr...)
29 
Melt pond conc [tenths]
(secondary melt pond concentra...)
30 
Melt pond depth [code]
(secondary melt pond depth)
31 
Melt pond pattern [code]
(secondary melt pond pattern)
32 
Melt pond surface type [code]
(secondary melt pond surface type)
33 
Melt pond freeboard [m]
(secondary melt pond freeboard)
34 
Melt pond bottom type [code]
(secondary melt pond bottom type)
35 
Obs
(secondary melt rotten ice?)
36 
Ice conc [tenths]
(tertiary ice partial concentr...)
37 
Ice type [code]
(tertiary ice type)
38 
EsEs [m]
(tertiary ice thickness)
39 
Floe size [code]
(tertiary floe size)
40 
Topography [code]
(tertiary topography feature type)
41 
Melt pond conc [tenths]
(tertiary melt pond concentration)
42 
Weather [code]
43 
Visibility [code]
44 
Cloud type
(high clouds)
45 
High clouds [okta]
46 
CBH high [m]
47 
Cloud type
(medium clouds)
48 
Medium clouds [okta]
49 
CBH middle [m]
50 
Cloud type
(low clouds)
51 
Low clouds [okta]
52 
Clouds [okta]
53 
Ship sp [kn]
(nearest knot)
54 
Head [deg]
(ship heading, nearest degree)
55 
Ship act [code]
56 
No
(uploaded photo number)
57 
Comment
(note0)
58 
Comment
(note1)
59 
Comment
(other)
2015-08-17T20:33Lauren FarmerTomas Patera:Alex Cowan:Annette Bombosch:Felicity Aston:Ivan Mizin:Alexander Feldt84.021058.0433010108550050023-92122false10700.8070050004-911101false0200.034004004692016208100\(General) Traveling south in our own lead.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Noted large floes for first year ice but possibly larger due to our limited visibility.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Last observation saw frost forming on frozen melt pond surfaces. Now seeing frost on nilas in breaks between floes.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-17T18:43Alex Cowan84.465058.3183010110700.9070050000.5000005211151false0200.034004000false97115175100\(General)In own lead-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-17T16:38Alex CowanAnke Wodarg84.963350.416301009700.9060050000.500000true5211511200.02400400009317182100\(General) In own lead-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Nilas fills what were breaks in the ice.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Some frozen ponds are now totally white with frost.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-17T13:25Lauren Farmer85.464057.731701010851.106001001221251false8700.807005005211181false2200.045004296014116200\(General) Ship off course because approaching iceberg for viewing.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) All melt ponds frozen and many with frost gathering along sides or in middle.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-17T12:31Alex CowanFelicity Aston:Alexander Tynkovan82.878358.348301000855005002321251false9700.8070050014211201false1200.0350009612191100\(General) Travelling in our own lead.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Not enough old ice to make observations-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Since last comment saw good old ice pan to make observations!-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-17T10:31Lauren FarmerAnke Wodarg86.335758.850801011851.406002111401false9701.007005000411201false0200.035001296011181200\(Ice) Nilas ice also forming shuga turning white.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Comments) Observing low ridges on first year floes
2015-08-17T08:32Lauren Farmer86.720258.6450010108550050002121251false9701.007001004211151false1205001196014240200\(Ice) All areas of open water are covered with nilas visible finger rafting ocurring as we break through these areas.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-16T15:12Alex CowanLauren Farmer89.986254.5982010008550050031221251false9701.006001004211201false1200.0250048931593100\(General) Traveling south in the lead we created on our way north.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Narrow breaks in first and multiyear floes covered with nilas.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-15T20:31Lauren FarmerAlex Tynkovan:Alex Cowan:Tomas Patera:Alec Spiller:Alison Harris:Ivan Mizin88.685060.916701010851.905005000212201false10701.006001003211101false0202968103000
2015-08-15T18:31Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Tomas Patera:Irena Patera:Anke Wodarg88.398361.45330920852.2050050011121151false9700.806001003211101false0200.044009614325200
2015-08-15T16:32Lauren FarmerLauren Farmer:Ivan Mizin:Alexander Feldt:Tomas Patera:Birgit Petersen:Max Petersen:Didi Denger:Anke Wodarg88.101060.478301012851.8060050011121201false8700.807001004212102false961319200\(General) Ice is more compact now and the ship is frequently being slowed to 8 knots.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Not enough breaks to be able to see any grease or nilas.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-15T14:31Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Tomas Patera87.821760.175001022852.0060050043122201false8700.907001005212121false0120.02479387341200\(Ice) First year ponds open surface but most bottom-up we've seen so far.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Multiyear ponds 50/50 linked and discrete.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-15T12:32Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Alexander Tynkovan87.548561.956001021851.2050050012122201false9700.80600100421281false0200.02400195812321200\(Ice) Seen more than usual bottom-up-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-15T10:31Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Alexander Feldt:Ivan Mizin:Annette Bombosch:Felicity Aston:Alec Spiller:Alison Harris:Anke Wodarg:Tomas Patera87.206762.563301010851.6050050012122201false9701.207005000212101false11219371426100\(Ice) Seeing rafting in the slush/grease ice.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Won't allow us to record slush as tertiary ice type.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Some finger raftings een in the slush indicatng it is turning to nilas-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-15T08:34Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Alex Tynkovan:Ulf Mauder:Victoria Malis:Irina Gordeeva:Julia Martvel:Felicity Aston:Alexander Feldt:Ivan Mizin86.810060.188301021851.6050050011122151false9700.806001004212101false0120.0429481522200\(Ice) Seeing finger rafting with new forming ice.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Mostly open surface of multiyear and first year ponds but some are frozen.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Last at this lat 9 days ago on 6 August now first time seeing newly forming ice as slush in all water openings.-L. Farmer\//\(Ice) Newly forming ice could be due to cold temperatures -1C air temperature water temperature unknown .-Lauren Farmer\//\(General) Noting grease ice as tertiary but more like slush but ASSIST will not allow us to have a tertiary ice type thinner than secondary.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-14T20:32Lauren FarmerAlexander Feldt:Alex Cowan:Ivan Mizin:Tomas Patera:Annette Bombosch84.013358.36380821851.5050050013121251false7600.606001005212101false0200.023003948175100\(Ice) Several multiyear ponds linked but in general discrete per usual.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-14T16:34Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Alexander Feldt:Anke Wodarg:Tamas Patera:Frank Irena83.993358.515008218560050011121151false7607001005212102false930400\(Ice) Not moving unable to measure thickness of ice.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-14T14:31Lauren FarmerAlison Harris:Alec Spiller:Alexander Feldt83.795058.82500832851.8050050012122201false6700.806001005212101false396712354200
2015-08-14T12:32Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan83.158358.24330923851.5050050033112151false6600.605004213102false97160200\(Ice) Some bottom up observed-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-14T10:55Lauren FarmerAlison Harris:Alec Spiller:Alex Cowan:Ivan Mizin83.008358.46330821851.005002212151false7700.40100611253true9611275200
2015-08-14T08:51Lauren FarmerAlexander Feldt:Alex Cowan:Ivan Mizin82.778358.87670922851.5050050022122101true7600.20500100711243true9615359200
2015-08-14T08:32Lauren FarmerAlexander Feldt:Alex Cowan82.765058.84000929618355200
2015-08-13T14:42Alex CowanLauren Farmer80.281057.2217018085400500422true160400500132true01210092100200\(General) Travelling through Negri Channel through FJL. First ice.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Tertiary ice in strips-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Always large quantities of algae seen in FJL-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Observation made as first sighting of ice this trip also first time what appears to be grease ice is seen.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-06T20:33Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Peter Wright:Elizabeth Callander:Edward Callander:David Izosimov:Anna Vermillow:Max Izosimov:Kathryn Vermillow:Annette Bombosch:Saskia Travert84.364263.03300102851.006005001112251false700.706001003212101false459315184100\(General) In own lead-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Hard to estimate floe size of secondary type in this low visibility but we think it is around 500m.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) First year ice floes have melt coverage varying 20-50%
2015-08-06T18:15Alex CowanAnna Vermillow:Elizabeth Callander:Lauren Farmer:Peter Wright:Edward Callander84.848363.580001012851.0060050040121201false8700.80100212202false429215168100\(General) Still travelling in own lead.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Long linear ridges with multi-year ponds extending beyond 500m sometimes up to 1000m.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-06T16:28Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Uwe Rosenberger:Peter Wright:Felicity Aston:David Izosimov:Anna Vermillow:Max Izosimov:Edward Callander:Elizabeth Callander85.229363.288301020851.20600500112152false10701.2050014212201false459214168100\(General) Still travelling in our own lead.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) A couple of thaw holes but not many.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Some ponds in primary ice linked.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-06T14:33Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Felicity Aston:Uwe Rosenberger:Peter Wright:Anna Vermillow:Elizabeth Callander85.561365.764201021851.405005002112201false9700.806001003212121false479215270100\(Ice) For first year floes size is larger than our current visibility due to fog.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Pond surface type for multi-year is half frozen half open.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-06T12:29Lauren FarmerUwe Rosenberger:Peter Wright:Felicity Aston:Elizabeth Callander:Edward Callander:David Izosimov:Alexander Izosimov:Anna Vermillow:Max Izosimov:Katherine Vermillow85.985065.893301011851.406005002221201true9701.006001003111151false479314195100\(General) Still traveling in our own lead South.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Small cracks open water with occasionally narrow break.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Both multi and first year ponds some frozen and some open surfaces.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-06T10:32Alex CowanPeter Wright86.383365.918301021851.8060050012122251false9701.0070050014212201false479414179100\(General) Still in our own lead. It has refrozen in places.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) A few ponds in the primary ice are linked. More than we have seen in the past.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) No observation of old ice overturning.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) A couple of minutes after the last comment we broke through old ice and got an observation on thickness.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-06T08:30Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Anna Vermillow:Peter Wright:Elizabeth Callander86.856765.9467010118560050012222201false9700.907001005212201false296Ns8814180100\(General) Traveling south in our own lead.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Some pond surfaces frozen-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Older ice has some linked ponds here but mostly discrete as usual.-Alex Cowan\//\(Ice) Hard to assess ice thickness when travelling in our own lead as very little ice overturns. No observation of thickness on the old ice.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-04T20:29Lauren FarmerElizabeth Callander:Edward Callander:Peter Wright:David Izosimov:Alexander Izosimov:Anna Vermillow88.366566.457201021851.2060050012222201false9700.8060050002212102false4296147200
2015-08-04T18:33Alex CowanFelicity Aston87.953365.19670922851.1050050034122301false7700.8060050013212152false4296Ci111420100
2015-08-04T16:34Alex CowanUwe Rosenberger:Peter Wright87.518364.830701020851.803122301false10701.0060050002212201false1295Ci11150100\(Ice) For this observation we made thickness and depth measurements from the stick just 5m above sea level and saw differences showing we have made errors in the past.In future we will try to make obs from the stick for thickness and depth as much as possible for accuracy at least until we are better at observing.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-04T14:34Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Peter Wright:Elizabeth Callander:Rhona Callander87.211764.776701022851.6050050043222201false8701.2060050013212201false4191130200
2015-08-04T12:32Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Elizabeth Callander:Edward Callander:Peter Wright:Rhona Callander:Felicity Aston86.770264.434001001851.8050050032222251false9701.1060050003212201false4491142200\(Ice) 50/50 open and frozen surfaces of ponds-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Ponds are deeper than previously observed on the higher end of 10-30cm.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-04T10:29Lauren FarmerFelicity Aston:Alex Cowan:Elizabeth Callander:Edward Callander:Peter Wright86.367864.3517010110701.2060050003212202false439214359200\(Ice) First year ponds mostly linked some discrete.-Lauren Farmer\//\(Ice) Mostly open surface ponds but seeing more frozen surfaces in ponds than before
2015-08-04T08:30Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Peter Wright:Elizabeth Callander86.005064.44330921851.8050050032222251false8700.906001005212201false4591110200\(Ice) Some bottom up first year and multiyear ponds and some frozen observed
2015-08-03T16:54Lauren FarmerAlex Cowan:Peter Wright:Uwe Rosenberger:Alex Callander:Elizabeth Callander:Edward Callander83.545060.390201010851.1022210700.805004212151970400\(General) At 15:12 we found our own lead from the last cruise and are now following it back north.-Alex Cowan\//\(General) Ship has been travelling through its own lead from last trip since approx 1500. Now stopped for BBQ.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-03T14:35Alex CowanPeter Wright:Felicity Aston83.088358.95000921851.10500500132222028700.8060050014212103true197Ci44Ac23715357200\(Ice) For primary type some ponds have tiny (2-5cm) freeboard and some are linked. Proportion approx 3-4/10.-Alex Cowan\//\(Meteorology) Observers are keen and/or professional meterologists.-Alex Cowan\
2015-08-03T12:33Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Uwe Rosenberger:Peter Wright:Felicity Aston82.595058.75670722851.4050050032222101true5600.606005001311252true297Ci7715340200\(Meteorology) Cloud cover is high and thin sunny and blue skies.-Lauren Farmer\
2015-08-03T10:40Alex CowanLauren Farmer:Uwe Rosenberger:Peter Wright82.100858.4300018170400500001211true397Ci81511925200\(Ice) Freeboard varies 5-20 cm-Alex Cowan\//\(Meteorology) Peter and Uwe experienced cloud observers.-Alex Cowan\