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Hoppmann, Mario; Arndt, Stefanie; Asseng, Jölund; Nicolaus, Marcel (2018): Thickness and properties of sea ice and snow of land-fast sea ice in Atka Bay in 2011 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.889291

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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 (Jölund Asseng), Fabian Zahn and Markéta Pokerná, all of the overwintering team.
Version 2, 2018-04-26.
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: -70.595664 * Median Longitude: -7.768049 * South-bound Latitude: -70.616100 * West-bound Longitude: -8.050700 * North-bound Latitude: -70.575700 * East-bound Longitude: -7.482200
Date/Time Start: 2011-06-06T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-01-17T00:00:00
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 ist 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 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
12 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
13 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
14 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
15 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
16 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
17 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
18 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
19 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
20 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
21 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
22 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
23 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
24 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
25 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
26 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
27 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
28 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
29 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
30 CommentCommentArndt, Stefaniegeneral
Size:
1515 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 
Snow thick [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
12 
Freeboard [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
13 
Comment
(Center, Ruler stick)
14 
EsEs [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
15 
Snow thick [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
16 
Freeboard [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
17 
Comment
(North, Ruler stick)
18 
EsEs [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
19 
Snow thick [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
20 
Freeboard [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
21 
Comment
(East, Ruler stick)
22 
EsEs [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
23 
Snow thick [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
24 
Freeboard [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
25 
Comment
(South, Ruler stick)
26 
EsEs [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
27 
Snow thick [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
28 
Freeboard [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
29 
Comment
(West, Ruler stick)
30 
Comment
(general)
2011-06-06T12:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA030.850.120.040.830.250.000.830.150.000.800.250.020.880.190.042-m temperature measured in 0.5m.
2011-06-06T13:13-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-29.6-23.4-3.50.980.28Zwischenschicht1.000.060.770.940.250.140.750.250.050.730.020.332-m temperature measured in 0.5m.
2011-06-06T13:50-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-30.3-26.3-2.90.920.100.070.740.160.020.730.130.050.800.070.050.800.120.032-m temperature measured in 0.5m.
2011-06-06T14:33-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-31.7-22.7-2.70.750.180.100.750.140.030.720.240.030.780.170.080.700.220.032-m temperature measured in 0.5m.
2011-06-06T15:10-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-31.6-22.2-2.40.670.25-0.030.640.33-0.060.750.200.000.740.180.010.740.190.012-m temperature measured in 0.5m.
2011-06-06T15:54-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-31.6-25.4-2.20.520.25-0.060.550.43-0.090.520.25-0.030.520.25-0.030.520.26-0.022-m temperature measured in 0.5m.
2011-07-01T12:45-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-6.8-6.8-8.0-1.91.050.34-0.010.950.44-0.050.970.47-0.061.100.310.001.080.440.00
2011-07-01T13:15-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-6.5-6.5-8.4-2.21.450.270.021.640.210.431.240.280.100.880.550.061.670.140.33
2011-07-01T13:45-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-6.4-6.2-8.9-1.91.060.310.090.790.45-0.040.980.30-0.031.110.320.081.000.300.05
2011-07-01T14:10-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-6.4-6.3-7.1-2.01.050.340.021.180.300.081.110.360.091.030.420.011.040.530.03
2011-07-01T14:40-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-6.5-6.4-7.5-2.20.920.40-0.030.820.49-0.060.900.48-0.040.970.230.010.920.40-0.03
2011-07-01T15:05-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-6.6-6.5-7.4-2.00.750.36-0.010.780.55-0.100.820.39-0.030.840.400.000.780.65-0.07
2011-08-04T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-23.6-23.7-21.6-7.6-1.81.220.34-0.051.130.76-0.121.140.480.071.220.60-0.051.170.50-0.08
2011-08-04T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-23.6-23.8-22.8-12.9-2.81.650.250.301.850.300.451.500.390.141.170.600.07soft in the lower part1.820.270.40
2011-08-04T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-23.6-23.8-23.1-8.7-2.01.230.58-0.020.980.47-0.071.220.85-0.021.220.410.011.180.51-0.04
2011-08-04T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-23.2-21.8-19.1-8.8-2.81.300.400.001.350.520.041.290.54-0.011.230.52-0.021.150.46-0.03
2011-08-04T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-23.4-22.8-21.5-12.4-2.21.150.240.081.000.43-0.021.220.38-0.031.250.340.011.100.380.00
2011-08-04T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-23.9-23.6-21.7-10.1-2.20.940.270.080.920.360.000.890.370.000.910.41-0.020.930.200.01
2011-08-19T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-14.6-15.3-18.2-10.8-1.61.230.46-0.07Pe, Pegel1.200.70-0.081.260.52-0.08Platelet ice1.360.65-0.03Platelet ice1.300.400.00Platelet ice
2011-08-19T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-14.7-9.8-17.8-11.2-2.01.770.350.242.030.100.53Layers1.700.360.181.580.500.171.900.300.49inbetween soft layer
2011-08-19T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-14.8-17.5-18.2-9.0-1.90.320.540.001.160.40-0.03Platelet ice1.260.60-0.03ice level pole installed. Platelet ice1.310.400.00Platelet ice1.260.54-0.02
2011-08-19T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-14.7-19.0-18.4-10.2-1.91.310.480.001.450.460.021.300.400.061.320.460.061.210.49-0.03
2011-08-19T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-15.4-15.8-17.5-10.9-2.01.170.380.03Pe1.060.44-0.04ice level pole installed1.210.490.001.210.490.02Platelet ice1.140.300.00
2011-08-19T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-16.8-16.5-16.3-10.7-2.30.980.280.040.980.400.01Platelet ice0.970.380.021.000.320.000.990.200.05
2011-09-07T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-24.1-23.8-23.5-11.3-2.01.350.48-0.041.240.76-0.09wet1.240.65-0.10Platelet ice1.380.65-0.07Platelet ice1.340.56-0.06Platelet iceCancelled due to decreasing weather conditions.
2011-09-14T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-6.8-7.0-9.2-8.4-2.21.420.50-0.03level: 851.280.88-0.10Platelet ice1.310.78-0.09Platelet ice1.580.71-0.061.360.69-0.08Platelet iceMeasurement order from 6 to 1
2011-09-14T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-6.8-7.1-10.2-10.9-2.41.930.440.282.020.280.391.780.520.111.660.600.122.100.340.39Measurement order from 6 to 1
2011-09-14T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-6.9-7.0-11.1-9.2-2.01.430.600.071.260.49-0.051.310.66-0.01level: 901.400.540.041.240.60-0.01Measurement order from 6 to 1
2011-09-14T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-6.9-7.1-8.6-9.1-2.31.480.520.00Platelet ice1.580.570.01Platelet ice1.470.580.01Platelet ice1.420.480.08Platelet ice1.350.520.00Platelet iceMeasurement order from 6 to 1
2011-09-14T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-6.8-7.0-9.8-9.2-2.31.310.490.06Platelet ice1.170.60-0.03level: 931.300.480.01Platelet ice1.240.580.01Platelet ice1.220.55-0.03Platelet iceMeasurement order from 6 to 1
2011-09-14T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-6.8-6.3-8.0-9.8-2.01.170.300.06Platelet ice1.110.380.03Platelet ice1.140.370.03Platelet ice1.140.440.00Platelet ice1.170.270.02Platelet iceMeasurement order from 6 to 1
2011-10-09T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-14.0-13.4-15.1-6.9-1.91.450.88-0.10Platelet ice; level: 901.360.85-0.11Platelet ice1.351.00-0.13Platelet ice1.510.93-0.10Platelet ice1.450.82-0.10
2011-10-09T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-13.9-13.0-14.4-2.42.100.520.192.290.400.391.880.680.061.820.690.072.350.380.47
2011-10-09T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-13.2-8.7-14.4-7.9-2.21.490.620.00Platelet ice1.350.61-0.03Platelet ice1.470.620.00Platelet ice1.500.600.021.460.62-0.02Platelet ice
2011-10-09T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-14.1-13.5-15.0-7.7-2.21.600.68-0.031.580.66-0.051.560.70-0.051.460.68-0.051.470.74-0.05small platelet ice
2011-10-09T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-15.5-14.1-15.4-7.0-2.11.340.70-0.081.300.72-0.07Platelet ice1.380.80-0.05Platelet ice1.440.59-0.05Platelet ice1.380.73-0.05
2011-10-09T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-15.2-14.6-14.1-11.0-2.21.330.240.051.280.350.08small platelet ice1.270.300.081.250.340.03small platelet ice1.300.210.06
2011-10-30T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-15.6-2.11.550.85-0.121.410.94-0.161.440.90-0.161.570.87-0.141.510.74-0.14sunny; from ATKA11 onwards: windy
2011-10-30T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-15.5-15.5-15.6-7.9-2.42.200.720.192.800.440.451.900.80-0.031.700.950.002.220.600.30sunny; from ATKA11 onwards: windy
2011-10-30T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-15.7-14.5-14.1-6.7-2.11.510.71-0.04small platelet ice1.400.85-0.07small platelet ice1.450.77-0.06small platelet ice1.560.580.00small platelet ice1.500.78-0.03Platelet icesunny; from ATKA11 onwards: windy
2011-10-30T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-12.9-13.9-14.3-6.51.670.85-0.07small platelet ice1.730.85-0.10small platelet ice1.600.84-0.07small platelet ice1.530.88-0.06small platelet ice1.500.82-0.05small platelet icesunny; from ATKA11 onwards: windy
2011-10-30T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-13.2-12.2-12.2-6.2-2.11.430.72-0.07Platelet ice1.390.76-0.04Platelet ice1.460.65-0.05Platelet ice1.460.78-0.08Platelet ice1.430.74-0.07Platelet icesunny; from ATKA11 onwards: windy
2011-10-30T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-12.2-12.2-12.4-8.2-2.21.430.480.01dark1.370.370.05small platelet ice1.340.510.04small platelet ice1.330.350.00small platelet ice1.460.350.04Platelet ice; darksunny; from ATKA11 onwards: windy
2011-11-18T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-6.5-6.6-7.5-4.7-1.81.680.95-0.141.790.90-0.091.600.96-0.121.700.95-0.131.660.89-0.09
2011-11-18T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-5.0-4.4-7.0-6.2-1.82.270.960.112.500.700.262.501.12-0.082.051.16-0.102.600.810.29
2011-11-18T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-5.3-4.8-7.8-5.0-1.81.571.07-0.141.491.04-0.191.501.11-0.201.611.03-0.141.640.92-0.07
2011-11-18T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-6.6-5.2-6.5-5.1-1.91.800.730.001.820.85-0.081.640.78-0.081.610.77-0.061.680.73-0.01
2011-11-18T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-6.0-5.8-7.1-5.1-1.81.510.78-0.051.450.73-0.061.530.84-0.111.530.95-0.091.500.80-0.09
2011-11-18T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-6.4-6.8-7.0-5.9-1.91.530.370.09W brown1.680.360.18W brown1.420.510.07W brown1.460.400.09W brwon1.560.110.15W brown
2011-12-11T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA031.651.06-0.161.590.90-0.111.651.03-0.121.720.97-0.161.710.99-0.08
2011-12-11T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA072.830.940.082.560.700.312.181.05-0.131.991.14-0.092.560.810.28
2011-12-11T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA111.661.01-0.11Platelet ice1.610.97-0.16Platelet ice1.631.03-0.16Platelet ice1.710.98-0.121.601.02-0.15Platelet ice
2011-12-11T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA161.690.86-0.12Platelet ice1.940.87-0.061.760.79-0.051.640.82-0.071.670.81-0.08Platelet ice
2011-12-11T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA211.540.82-0.09Platelet ice1.490.74-0.071.620.74-0.051.600.88-0.091.510.79-0.07
2011-12-11T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA241.570.350.091.470.300.061.520.460.081.500.430.011.540.340.07
2011-12-29T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA030.0-0.3-0.1-2.3-1.81.730.89-0.16big platelet ice1.740.87-0.13big platelet ice1.760.96-0.171.820.96-0.15Platelet ice1.650.90-0.13Platelet iceone ice core per station
2011-12-29T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-0.20.50.0-3.01.420.880.073.100.770.24layers2.171.09-0.151.901.09-0.121.770.710.28one ice core per station
2011-12-29T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA110.20.30.0-2.5-1.91.820.80-0.05Platelet ice1.620.85-0.16Platelet ice1.680.90-0.15Platelet ice1.730.80-0.12Platelet ice1.650.93-0.16some platelet iceone ice core per station
2011-12-29T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA160.00.00.0-3.4-1.91.820.68-0.061.820.80-0.12Platelet ice1.890.82-0.07Platelet ice1.700.80-0.07Platelet ice1.710.73-0.09Platelet iceone ice core per station
2011-12-29T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA210.10.10.0-2.8-1.91.660.70-0.031.500.80-0.10Platelet ice1.620.78-0.06Platelet ice1.580.83-0.13Platelet ice1.550.82-0.08one ice core per station
2011-12-29T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA240.1-0.4-0.3-2.6-1.91.590.330.06Platelet ice brown1.560.250.07Platelet ice brown1.540.400.08Platelet ice brown1.540.390.00Platelet ice brown1.580.310.05Platelet ice brownone ice core per station
2012-01-17T00:00-70.575700-8.050700ATKA03-0.70.20.0-1.91.750.90-0.17Platelet ice / level: 831.650.88-0.13Platelet ice1.680.92-0.12Platelet ice1.440.95-0.16Platelet ice/ ice core1.710.90-0.14Platelet iceAt ATKA07 partially slush under solid ice. Weather: sunny and weak winds; in some circumstances radiation error in temperature measurements.
2012-01-17T00:00-70.583700-7.945700ATKA07-1.90.00.0-1.9-1.82.240.900.12ice core2.440.800.071.05, slush2.161.00-0.182.030.97-0.041m slush2.360.740.231.1m slushAt ATKA07 partially slush under solid ice. Weather: sunny and weak winds; in some circumstances radiation error in temperature measurements.
2012-01-17T00:00-70.592200-7.826000ATKA11-0.3-0.3-0.1-1.9-1.71.790.87-0.18Platelet ice1.630.83-0.20Platelet ice/ ice core1.750.88-0.15Platelet ice/ level: 831.810.80-0.11Platelet ice1.750.85-0.14Platelet ice/yellow snowAt ATKA07 partially slush under solid ice. Weather: sunny and weak winds; in some circumstances radiation error in temperature measurements.
2012-01-17T00:00-70.600000-7.701100ATKA16-1.2-0.40.0-2.5-1.81.810.68-0.10Platelet ice/ ice core1.940.76-0.05Platelet ice1.940.74-0.08Platelet ice1.730.84-0.09Platelet ice1.710.68-0.08Platelet iceAt ATKA07 partially slush under solid ice. Weather: sunny and weak winds; in some circumstances radiation error in temperature measurements.
2012-01-17T00:00-70.608100-7.576900ATKA21-1.5-1.30.0-2.2-1.81.630.80-0.10Platelet ice1.530.80-0.10platelet ice, level: 951.620.80-0.09Platelet ice1.600.90-0.17Platelet ice/ ice core1.600.81-0.09Platelet iceAt ATKA07 partially slush under solid ice. Weather: sunny and weak winds; in some circumstances radiation error in temperature measurements.
2012-01-17T00:00-70.616100-7.482200ATKA24-2.9-1.8-0.8-1.8-1.81.650.330.07Platelet ice1.550.330.10Platelet ice1.550.320.08Platelet ice1.520.370.01Platelet ice/ ice core1.510.270.05Platelet ice/ W brownAt ATKA07 partially slush under solid ice. Weather: sunny and weak winds; in some circumstances radiation error in temperature measurements.