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Arndt, Stefanie; Rau, Andrea; Nicolaus, Marcel (2018): Thickness and properties of sea ice and snow of land-fast sea ice in Atka Bay in 2016 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.889270

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Abstract:
Manual measurements of sea ice thickness, sub-ice platelet layer thickness, freeboard, and snow thickness are distributed evenly and repeated along a 25km-long transect across Atka Bay every 2 to 4 weeks. At each measurement location, 5 holes were drilled through the ice in order to determine the aforementioned parameters, one in the center and one in a distance of five meters in each direction, to cover their small-scale spatial variabilities.
The measurements have been mainly conducted by the meteorologist (Andrea Rau), Thomas Schaefer and Steven Franke, all of the overwintering team.
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -70.596408 * Median Longitude: -14.834428 * South-bound Latitude: -70.615920 * West-bound Longitude: -70.607840 * North-bound Latitude: -70.575210 * East-bound Longitude: 7.840210
Date/Time Start: 2016-06-07T13:28:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-12-22T16:45:00
Event(s):
Atka_Ice_Port * Latitude: -70.610000 * Longitude: -8.140000 * Location: Atka Bay * Campaign: ANT-Land_2002-2009_ATKA * Basis: NEUMAYER III * Method/Device: Observation (OBSE)
Comment:
On 2019-11-19 it was noted, that Freeboard and Snow thickness were interchanged. What was called Snow thickness actually was Freeboard and vice versa. This is corrected now.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeArndt, StefanieGeocode – start, UTC
LATITUDELatitudeArndt, StefanieGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeArndt, StefanieGeocode
Sample code/labelSample labelArndt, Stefanie
Air temperature at 2 m heightT2°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometer
Temperature, airTTT°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometersurface
Temperature, ice/snowt°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometerSnow surface
Temperature, ice/snowt°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometerSnow-ice interface
Temperature, waterTemp°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometer
10 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
11 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
12 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
13 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
14 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
15 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
16 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
17 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
18 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
19 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
20 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
21 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
22 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
23 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
24 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
25 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
26 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
27 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
28 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
29 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
30 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
31 CommentCommentArndt, Stefaniegeneral
Size:
982 data points

Data

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Date/Time
(start, UTC)

Latitude

Longitude

Sample label

T2 [°C]
(Digital thermometer)

TTT [°C]
(surface, Digital thermometer)

t [°C]
(Snow surface, Digital thermom...)

t [°C]
(Snow-ice interface, Digital t...)

Temp [°C]
(Digital thermometer)
10 
EsEs [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
11 
SIPL [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
12 
Snow thick [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
13 
Freeboard [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
14 
EsEs [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
15 
SIPL [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
16 
Snow thick [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
17 
Freeboard [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
18 
Comment
(North, Ruler stick)
19 
EsEs [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
20 
SIPL [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
21 
Snow thick [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
22 
Freeboard [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
23 
EsEs [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
24 
SIPL [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
25 
Snow thick [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
26 
Freeboard [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
27 
EsEs [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
28 
SIPL [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
29 
Snow thick [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
30 
Freeboard [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
31 
Comment
(general)
2016-06-07T14:20-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-27.0-27.1-19.5-11.1-2.10.830.900.240.030.810.920.230.030.860.890.260.020.800.930.250.030.851.010.240.03
2016-06-07T13:28-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-24.1-27.5-20.1-15.7-2.80.770.230.120.04PE could not be determined precisely
2016-07-12T13:10-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-19.9-23.4-8.6-2.21.010.150.010.091.030.170.020.101.030.130.010.101.020.090.010.101.050.100.010.10
2016-07-12T13:45-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-21.8-25.0-15.5-6.4-2.11.070.400.030.091.060.420.030.111.080.340.030.091.070.490.020.111.080.400.040.12
2016-07-12T14:35-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-23.4-25.7-16.2-13.9-2.21.240.920.100.081.301.100.110.071.301.090.110.081.200.980.000.091.271.030.100.05
2016-07-12T15:10-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-24.2-26.1-16.9-12.5-2.21.070.680.140.071.130.670.130.061.160.710.100.081.200.710.130.601.130.620.130.07
2016-07-12T14:00-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-17.7-24.7-12.9-8.9-2.11.261.200.480.001.301.120.410.001.181.350.390.021.171.270.480.001.211.170.380.00
2016-07-12T14:50-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-18.9-25.1-17.1-14.0-2.31.250.890.130.041.200.970.180.071.270.890.090.071.200.950.120.061.231.050.110.05
2016-08-19T11:10-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-20.0-27.4-15.4-11.5-2.11.400.100.150.101.390.120.070.101.410.130.130.091.490.110.090.091.370.070.140.10wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-08-19T11:45-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-19.6-24.4-16.1-12.7-2.11.430.370.170.101.380.500.160.061.430.420.240.061.420.440.090.081.440.370.180.08wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-08-19T12:28-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-19.2-22.7-13.8-10.6-2.11.551.460.270.111.501.350.230.091.531.450.340.091.611.330.230.121.541.350.260.09wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-08-19T13:05-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-18.9-22.6-15.4-11.6-2.11.371.160.200.071.431.140.190.061.391.270.190.081.411.300.240.081.391.320.200.07wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-08-19T13:45-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-18.7-22.2-12.6-8.4-2.11.361.290.410.001.421.210.550.011.341.280.44-0.011.361.360.42-0.011.331.330.43-0.03wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-09-14T14:18-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-17.9-23.3-15.5-15.3-2.11.570.130.010.131.600.180.010.141.670.100.010.111.550.250.060.111.570.210.040.12wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-11
2016-09-14T15:00-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-18.8-26.1-17.0-16.0-2.11.600.860.140.101.650.780.240.081.580.850.100.101.480.860.120.091.570.950.130.09wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-11
2016-09-14T15:47-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-20.0-28.4-16.8-14.6-2.11.741.500.240.121.651.200.300.071.751.450.280.111.801.530.190.111.751.770.260.13wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-11
2016-09-14T16:20-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-21.9-29.5-17.2-14.0-2.11.551.550.260.091.561.630.230.061.581.550.230.091.581.670.180.091.551.500.250.09wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-11
2016-09-14T17:05-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-23.5-30.7-15.7-11.1-2.01.501.680.460.001.471.810.470.001.501.590.500.001.441.810.460.001.541.870.520.00wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-11
2016-09-14T14:30-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-23.5-31.8-16.9-6.9-2.01.501.780.86-0.141.511.950.85-0.091.571.750.69-0.09wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-11
2016-10-13T18:30-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-14.6-19.7-11.7-4.5-2.01.212.971.10-0.211.152.180.99-0.151.182.090.95-0.14wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-10-13T17:45-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-13.8-19.9-12.9-8.0-2.01.473.100.59-0.051.442.700.69-0.081.573.010.68-0.061.683.160.60-0.041.532.960.67-0.07wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-10-13T17:05-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-14.8-19.0-13.4-9.5-2.01.683.000.44-0.011.742.310.260.001.662.490.500.011.702.700.520.011.702.670.550.00wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-10-13T16:20-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-14.6-17.7-13.1-11.7-2.21.773.000.370.061.812.960.270.093.001.710.360.061.912.710.220.101.852.700.330.03wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-10-13T15:40-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-14.6-19.3-14.2-11.3-2.01.661.440.370.041.711.580.370.031.741.310.330.041.371.700.330.031.701.490.370.03wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-10-13T15:10-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-15.0-18.1-14.2-14.6-2.01.800.360.050.131.770.230.070.131.740.310.100.121.780.170.040.121.550.240.020.14wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-11-20T18:26-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-4.5-8.6-4.1-4.0-2.02.023.690.84-0.131.794.440.81-0.152.143.620.79-0.121.853.840.85-0.111.803.780.87-0.12Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-11-20T17:55-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-4.1-8.5-4.4-13.5-2.01.744.350.69-0.021.624.680.64-0.021.754.510.62-0.014.171.770.560.001.705.000.630.00Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-11-20T17:23-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-3.0-9.0-4.6-5.5-2.12.074.270.400.151.934.850.470.111.854.160.530.072.535.470.320.093.016.630.320.18Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-11-20T16:50-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-2.4-6.8-4.5-5.5-2.12.014.270.360.161.933.630.240.121.984.370.350.172.023.840.150.132.013.800.230.18Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-11-20T16:15-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-1.8-6.1-4.2-5.5-2.21.763.490.550.001.853.420.370.021.843.690.030.061.843.690.320.061.854.010.520.00Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-11-20T15:35-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-1.6-6.7-4.0-4.7-2.11.861.690.120.161.901.650.130.161.891.870.090.151.941.830.160.181.861.760.200.12Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-08T18:15-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-3.0-8.4-4.1-3.5-2.22.393.670.75-0.041.933.870.79-0.041.933.200.78-0.071.914.170.78-0.061.944.140.78-0.04Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-08T17:38-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-3.1-8.3-4.5-3.9-2.01.854.560.69-0.041.994.090.61-0.061.764.920.71-0.021.734.680.66-0.011.664.710.67-0.01Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-08T16:55-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-2.8-7.4-4.9-4.6-2.02.385.620.310.182.154.230.490.201.913.610.500.090.030.050.460.182.404.790.360.18Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-08T16:26-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-2.9-6.9-4.5-4.3-2.02.053.170.160.192.043.940.380.171.983.500.280.192.042.100.180.171.924.970.120.15Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-08T15:45-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-2.5-5.0-4.8-4.4-2.01.873.710.420.051.913.390.480.011.833.550.460.031.803.600.470.201.853.790.340.04Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-08T15:00-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-1.8-5.0-2.5-2.5-2.01.801.580.010.131.742.040.070.161.881.800.010.171.851.740.020.111.891.680.050.17Atka16-21: slightly brown/green-colored waters coming up; wet snow/ice interface at Atka03-16
2016-12-22T16:45-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-0.3-4.2-1.2-2.6-1.91.863.260.70-0.091.773.630.74-0.101.963.560.60-0.041.813.410.75-0.15Since the sea ice at that time was traversed by large cracks, only Atka03 was drilled for safety reasons. The pingi ramp had already been closed at this time, the sea ice ramp os still navigable with slight offset. The snow was very sticky and soft.