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Hoppmann, Mario; Arndt, Stefanie; Schmidt, Thomas; Paul, Stephan; Hunkeler, Priska A; Nicolaus, Marcel (2018): Thickness and properties of sea ice and snow of land-fast sea ice in Atka Bay in 2012 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.889289

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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.
Version 2, 2018-04-26.
The measurements have been mainly conducted by the meteorologist (Thomas Schmidt) and Meine Kühnel during the overwintering. During a subsequent summer campaign, the measurements have been conducted by Mario Hoppmann, Priska A. Hunkeler and Stephan Paul.
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: -70.595615 * Median Longitude: -12.752665 * South-bound Latitude: -70.616000 * West-bound Longitude: -70.607840 * North-bound Latitude: -70.575210 * East-bound Longitude: 7.840210
Date/Time Start: 2012-06-14T12:25:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-01-30T00:00:00
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 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
15 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
16 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
17 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
18 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
19 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
20 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
21 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
22 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
23 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
24 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
25 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
26 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
27 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
28 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
29 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
30 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
31 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
32 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
33 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
34 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
35 CommentCommentArndt, Stefaniegeneral
36 Comment 2 (continued)Comm 2Arndt, Stefaniegeneral
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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 
Comment
(Center, Ruler stick)
15 
EsEs [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
16 
SIPL [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
17 
Snow thick [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
18 
Freeboard [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
19 
Comment
(North, Ruler stick)
20 
EsEs [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
21 
SIPL [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
22 
Snow thick [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
23 
Freeboard [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
24 
Comment
(East, Ruler stick)
25 
EsEs [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
26 
SIPL [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
27 
Snow thick [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
28 
Freeboard [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
29 
Comment
(South, Ruler stick)
30 
EsEs [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
31 
SIPL [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
32 
Snow thick [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
33 
Freeboard [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
34 
Comment
(West, Ruler stick)
35 
Comment
(general)
36 
Comm 2
(general)
2012-06-14T12:25-70.575600-8.049730ATKA031.480.020.17AT ATKA16 without shovel; snow thickenss determined by ice corer. Temperature not measured due to slow response of thermometer.
2012-06-14T13:13-70.583500-7.945770ATKA07-29.0-29.2-31.32.000.32ice thickness of at least 2.00m (exact value impossible due to run out of corer extensions)AT ATKA16 without shovel; snow thickenss determined by ice corer. Temperature not measured due to slow response of thermometer.
2012-06-14T14:00-70.592260-7.824930ATKA111.490.050.131.390.120.121.980.100.060.201.960.040.181.410.090.19AT ATKA16 without shovel; snow thickenss determined by ice corer. Temperature not measured due to slow response of thermometer.
2012-06-14T15:00-70.599880-7.701380ATKA160.740.470.041.250.45-0.091.210.67-0.090.851.000.60-0.120.800.35-0.02AT ATKA16 without shovel; snow thickenss determined by ice corer. Temperature not measured due to slow response of thermometer.
2012-06-16T11:40-70.592200-7.826000ATKA111.490.050.131.960.040.18ca 1m sludge1.960.060.20ca. 10cm sludge1.360.120.121.410.090.19AT ATKA16 without shovel; snow thickenss determined by ice corer. Temperature not measured due to slow response of thermometer.
2012-06-16T13:27-70.600000-7.701100ATKA160.740.470.040.850.60-0.121.210.67-0.091.250.45-0.090.800.35-0.02AT ATKA16 without shovel; snow thickenss determined by ice corer. Temperature not measured due to slow response of thermometer.
2012-06-30T17:55-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-25.3-25.6-2.21.600.19Platelet ice1.500.19Platelet ice1.560.25Platelet ice1.480.220.22Platelet ice1.661.000.010.22PIOfter quite thick and mushy layer beneath solid ice. Not always distinguishable but mainly platelet ice in bore hole visible.
2012-06-30T16:43-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-26.5-26.7-8.1-2.21.620.360.102 layers2.350.240.141.840.900.240.202 layers1.610.170.080.020.240.280,5-1m ice sludge (thick)Ofter quite thick and mushy layer beneath solid ice. Not always distinguishable but mainly platelet ice in bore hole visible.
2012-06-30T15:10-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-25.8-27.3-5.6-2.41.700.260.101.640.210.151.900.100.240.201.610.100.151.440.310.07Ofter quite thick and mushy layer beneath solid ice. Not always distinguishable but mainly platelet ice in bore hole visible.
2012-06-30T14:05-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-24.8-25.8-5.6-2.21.310.59-0.06Platelet ice1.300.52-0.03Platelet ice1.510.52-0.04no platelet ice1.490.56-0.151.600.530.00Ofter quite thick and mushy layer beneath solid ice. Not always distinguishable but mainly platelet ice in bore hole visible.
2012-06-30T13:24-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-21.7-23.0-11.6-1.90.700.700.30-0.0170cm sludge0.630.25-0.04no platelet ice0.670.600.32-0.0460cm ice sludge0.660.140.00no platelet ice0.600.310.01Ofter quite thick and mushy layer beneath solid ice. Not always distinguishable but mainly platelet ice in bore hole visible.
2012-06-30T12:20-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-17.9-14.6-3.1-2.20.740.090.04sludge and platelet ice0.610.700.090.0470 cm + platelet ice0.680.700.060.0570cm ice sludge + platelet ice0.670.070.0515cm ice sludge and platelet ice0.580.150.080.0380cm ice sludge and platelet iceOfter quite thick and mushy layer beneath solid ice. Not always distinguishable but mainly platelet ice in bore hole visible.
2012-07-23T10:45-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-30.3-30.3-2.11.870.010.241.660.030.241.700.000.281.600.020.221.840.100.020.2310cm ice sludgeMostly platelet ice observed but not always noted.
2012-07-23T11:33-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-28.1-28.9-23.1-2.11.500.080.09Platelet ice1.390.060.11Platelet ice1.410.130.13Platelet ice1.470.170.11Platelet ice1.421.820.110.14Platelet iceMostly platelet ice observed but not always noted.
2012-07-23T12:30-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-28.0-29.0-20.2-2.11.680.250.081.600.240.101.760.240.101.670.130.14no platelet ice1.580.080.04Mostly platelet ice observed but not always noted.
2012-07-23T13:36-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-27.9-29.3-12.9-2.01.200.56-0.121.490.43-0.051.570.450.071.450.50-0.051.510.470.09Mostly platelet ice observed but not always noted.
2012-07-23T14:35-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-26.0-27.8-11.0-1.90.840.36-0.07Platelet ice0.870.25-0.04Platelet ice0.920.21-0.02Platelet ice0.850.140.02a lot of platelet ice0.920.210.03Platelet iceMostly platelet ice observed but not always noted.
2012-07-23T00:00-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-24.4-24.7-15.1-1.90.900.060.09Platelet ice0.910.090.05Platelet ice0.800.130.03Platelet ice0.840.110.04Platelet ice0.930.080.07Platelet iceMostly platelet ice observed but not always noted.
2012-08-17T12:00-70.585600-7.913400ATKA07-30.5-26.3-17.8-2.11.181.800.230.141.732.340.150.051.722.340.350.081.932.380.290.151.931.820.150.11First use of proper ice platelet thickness gauge. Due to low temperatures measurements were cancelled after the first station.
2012-08-27T11:30-70.575400-8.049600ATKA03-19.8-18.2-2.02.122.040.000.232.021.610.000.282.012.040.000.302.271.930.000.28Destruction of AWS. Thus, measurements at ATKA03 and ATKA07 only.
2012-08-27T13:00-70.583400-7.945700ATKA07-22.9-23.9-8.1-2.02.721.920.480.123.103.820.300.26Destruction of AWS. Thus, measurements at ATKA03 and ATKA07 only.
2012-09-22T17:00-70.605330-7.840133ATKA102.851.072.870.830.83Platelet ice thickness gauge broken after 3 measurements at ATKA24; afterwards normal ice thickness gauge only. Due to break-up of ATKA11, a new point, ATKA10 is implemented.Due to thick ice, two measurements only. Heavy snowload prevents also freeboard measurements.
2012-09-22T16:00-70.599880-7.701383ATKA16-23.4-20.1-3.0-2.11.735.340.101.900.500.052.010.490.191.930.620.001.930.72-0.05Platelet ice thickness gauge broken after 3 measurements at ATKA24; afterwards normal ice thickness gauge only. Due to break-up of ATKA11, a new point, ATKA10 is implemented.Due to thick ice, two measurements only. Heavy snowload prevents also freeboard measurements.
2012-09-22T15:11-70.608030-7.576233ATKA21-23.9-24.4-14.9-2.11.110.300.141.400.240.091.290.310.061.480.110.111.450.200.10Platelet ice thickness gauge broken after 3 measurements at ATKA24; afterwards normal ice thickness gauge only. Due to break-up of ATKA11, a new point, ATKA10 is implemented.Due to thick ice, two measurements only. Heavy snowload prevents also freeboard measurements.
2012-09-22T13:30-70.616000-7.486233ATKA24-25.0-24.0-18.8-1.91.540.730.100.141.600.080.121.490.680.090.181.620.100.101.640.760.100.13Platelet ice thickness gauge broken after 3 measurements at ATKA24; afterwards normal ice thickness gauge only. Due to break-up of ATKA11, a new point, ATKA10 is implemented.Due to thick ice, two measurements only. Heavy snowload prevents also freeboard measurements.
2012-09-24T14:12-70.575330-8.049450ATKA03-20.8-21.6-2.22.290.000.312.270.000.322.350.000.32Completion of measurements from 22 September 2012.
2012-09-24T15:20-70.583350-7.945633ATKA07-21.7-22.8-14.92.100.490.142.460.540.312.530.350.312.520.340.28Completion of measurements from 22 September 2012.
2012-10-21T10:09-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-13.914.9-2.12.463.550.000.312.342.560.000.34brown water in bore hole2.443.130.000.34All measurements with ice platelet thickness gauge.
2012-10-21T11:09-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-14.1-14.3-9.1-3.02.424.020.540.162.574.200.490.112.584.500.180.173.255.440.470.20All measurements with ice platelet thickness gauge.
2012-10-21T13:12-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-14.6-15.2-9.33.151.021.090.05platelet ice >102cm3.671.09thick ice sludgeAll measurements with ice platelet thickness gauge.
2012-10-21T15:00-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-13.3-14.2-7.4-2.41.843.190.871.363.841.130.132.033.410.752.042.700.920.06270/113 Platelet iceAll measurements with ice platelet thickness gauge.
2012-10-21T15:50-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-13.4-13.8-9.2-2.41.552.120.290.121.592.310.240.121.482.840.320.101.612.230.190.101.622.230.220.14All measurements with ice platelet thickness gauge.
2012-10-21T16:33-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-14.0-14.5-10.5-2.51.731.020.110.14brown water in bore hole1.751.070.100.12brown water in bore hole1.641.130.100.11brown water in bore hole1.751.000.080.15All measurements with ice platelet thickness gauge.
2012-11-07T12:00-70.6052707.840210ATKA110.601.300.290.040.601.150.290.06
2012-11-17T09:15-70.575210-8.049350ATKA03-6.7-7.6-6.6-2.02.624.110.000.372.434.130.000.342.473.870.000.362.614.310.000.32Back to measurement side ATKA11. In many bore holes brown-colored waters (i.e. 03,11,21,24). Platelet ice in all bore holes.
2012-11-17T10:25-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-5.4-6.7-7.6-6.3-2.12.804.960.480.303.015.490.610.362.635.050.370.23Back to measurement side ATKA11. In many bore holes brown-colored waters (i.e. 03,11,21,24). Platelet ice in all bore holes.
2012-11-17T11:27-70.6052707.840210ATKA11-5.8-5.1-5.0-3.6-1.80.511.330.37-0.130.501.110.39-0.200.541.980.33-0.100.581.240.22-0.050.510.980.29-0.12Back to measurement side ATKA11. In many bore holes brown-colored waters (i.e. 03,11,21,24). Platelet ice in all bore holes.
2012-11-17T12:38-70.599800-70.607840ATKA16-6.4-5.0-2.01.903.580.92-0.102.174.211.03-0.312.003.780.81-0.25Back to measurement side ATKA11. In many bore holes brown-colored waters (i.e. 03,11,21,24). Platelet ice in all bore holes.
2012-11-17T13:46-70.607840-7.576830ATKA21-3.3-4.6-4.7-5.3-1.91.653.150.310.131.653.150.270.071.553.060.310.071.713.020.130.171.643.300.270.12Back to measurement side ATKA11. In many bore holes brown-colored waters (i.e. 03,11,21,24). Platelet ice in all bore holes.
2012-11-17T14:58-70.615920-7.482750ATKA24-3.5-3.6-4.8-2.9-1.91.771.800.150.121.862.110.060.201.712.020.100.171.851.720.100.151.842.300.060.14Back to measurement side ATKA11. In many bore holes brown-colored waters (i.e. 03,11,21,24). Platelet ice in all bore holes.
2012-12-13T00:00-70.575210-8.049350ATKA032.614.990.000.372.695.400.000.392.624.580.000.352.504.800.000.552.404.100.010.37
2012-12-13T00:00-70.583250-7.945530ATKA072.546.000.640.172.705.300.600.20
2012-12-13T00:00-70.6052707.840210ATKA110.721.200.19-0.080.681.460.13-0.060.781.420.22-0.060.741.380.29-0.080.741.140.14-0.02
2012-12-13T00:00-70.599800-70.607840ATKA162.003.750.85-0.102.013.200.80-0.10
2012-12-13T00:00-70.607840-7.576830ATKA211.704.100.480.121.704.200.480.121.653.750.450.111.803.800.370.091.684.420.520.11
2012-12-13T00:00-70.615920-7.482750ATKA241.862.110.080.191.822.530.100.191.802.230.040.181.812.310.060.191.882.520.030.19
2013-01-07T00:00-70.575210-8.049350ATKA032.624.080.010.33
2013-01-07T00:00-70.583250-7.945530ATKA072.694.990.280.15
2013-01-07T00:00-70.6052707.840210ATKA110.760.500.050.08
2013-01-07T00:00-70.599800-70.607840ATKA162.004.000.82-0.20
2013-01-07T00:00-70.607840-7.576830ATKA211.713.000.190.28
2013-01-07T00:00-70.615920-7.482750ATKA241.811.660.020.24
2013-01-30T00:00-70.575210-8.049350ATKA030.00.02.462.820.020.292.442.440.040.252.382.400.050.23
2013-01-30T00:00-70.583250-7.945530ATKA07-0.3-1.12.474.100.630.062.504.420.380.292.823.980.380.23