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Arndt, Stefanie; Müller, Hanno; Nicolaus, Marcel (2019): Thickness and properties of sea ice and snow of land-fast sea ice in Atka Bay in 2018 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.908620

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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 (Hanno Müller) and Matthias Maasch, Mirco Czerwonka, Helene Hoffmann of the overwintering team.
Keyword(s):
AFIN; Atka Bay; DFG-SPP1158; Sea ice
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: -70.594493 * Median Longitude: -7.772482 * South-bound Latitude: -70.615500 * West-bound Longitude: -8.045700 * North-bound Latitude: -70.574800 * East-bound Longitude: -7.484250
Date/Time Start: 2018-06-13T14:30:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-12-30T15:05:00
Event(s):
ATKA03-2018 (Atka_Ice_Port)  * Latitude: -70.574800 * Longitude: -8.045700 * Date/Time Start: 2018-06-13T14:30:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-12-30T11:07:00 * Campaign: ANT-Land_2018_AFIN (AFIN) * Basis: NEUMAYER III * Method/Device: Ice measurement (ICEM)
ATKA07-2018 (Atka_Ice_Port)  * Latitude: -70.582500 * Longitude: -7.944400 * Date/Time Start: 2018-06-13T15:47:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-12-30T11:57:00 * Campaign: ANT-Land_2018_AFIN (AFIN) * Basis: NEUMAYER III * Method/Device: Ice measurement (ICEM)
ATKA11-2018 (Atka_Ice_Port)  * Latitude: -70.592100 * Longitude: -7.817100 * Date/Time Start: 2018-07-26T15:40:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-12-30T12:50:00 * Campaign: ANT-Land_2018_AFIN (AFIN) * Basis: NEUMAYER III * Method/Device: Ice measurement (ICEM)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventArndt, Stefanie
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeArndt, StefanieGeocode – start, UTC
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeArndt, StefanieGeocode – end, UTC
LATITUDELatitudeArndt, StefanieGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeArndt, StefanieGeocode
Sample code/labelSample labelArndt, Stefanie
Air temperature at 2 m heightT2°CArndt, Stefanie
Temperature, airTTT°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometersurface
Temperature, ice/snowt°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometerSnow surface
10 Temperature, ice/snowt°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometerSnow-ice interface
11 Temperature, waterTemp°CArndt, StefanieDigital thermometer
12 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
13 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
14 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
15 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center
16 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)Center measurements
17 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
18 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
19 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
20 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)North
21 CommentCommentArndt, Stefanienorth measurements
22 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
23 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
24 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
25 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)East
26 CommentCommentArndt, Stefanieeast measurements
27 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
28 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
29 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
30 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)South
31 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieSouth measurements
32 Sea ice thicknessEsEsmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
33 Sub-ice platelet-layer thicknessSIPLmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
34 Snow thicknessSnow thickmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
35 FreeboardFreeboardmArndt, StefanieRuler stick (RULER)West
36 CommentCommentArndt, StefanieWest measurements
37 CommentCommentArndt, Stefaniegeneral comment
Size:
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Data

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Event

Date/Time
(start, UTC)

Date/Time
(end, UTC)

Latitude

Longitude

Sample label

T2 [°C]

TTT [°C]
(surface, Digital thermometer)

t [°C]
(Snow surface, Digital thermom...)
10 
t [°C]
(Snow-ice interface, Digital t...)
11 
Temp [°C]
(Digital thermometer)
12 
EsEs [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
13 
SIPL [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
14 
Snow thick [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
15 
Freeboard [m]
(Center, Ruler stick)
16 
Comment
(Center measurements, Ruler stick)
17 
EsEs [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
18 
SIPL [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
19 
Snow thick [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
20 
Freeboard [m]
(North, Ruler stick)
21 
Comment
(north measurements)
22 
EsEs [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
23 
SIPL [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
24 
Snow thick [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
25 
Freeboard [m]
(East, Ruler stick)
26 
Comment
(east measurements)
27 
EsEs [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
28 
SIPL [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
29 
Snow thick [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
30 
Freeboard [m]
(South, Ruler stick)
31 
Comment
(South measurements)
32 
EsEs [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
33 
SIPL [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
34 
Snow thick [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
35 
Freeboard [m]
(West, Ruler stick)
36 
Comment
(West measurements)
37 
Comment
(general comment)
ATKA03-2018 2018-06-13T14:302018-06-13T15:26-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-33.1-27.5-15.2-10.9-2.80.830.100.180.040.970.000.060.080.930.300.200.060.860.350.240.034.000.22Bohrpunkt liegt wohl auf senkrechter Scholle, im Feld waren nur 4 m Bohrer mit, das hat nicht gereichtThe salinometer/water thermometer stopped working very early, probably due to too low temperatures. Measurements thus had to be done with different thermometers, which deviated more than 1°C (also non-linear); all measurements therefore not reliable!
ATKA07-2018 2018-06-13T15:472018-06-13T16:36-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-36.9-30.4-12.9-9.70.810.170.300.031.020.210.290.100.710.070.32-0.040.770.070.30-0.040.911.070.280.06The salinometer/water thermometer stopped working very early, probably due to too low temperatures. Measurements thus had to be done with different thermometers, which deviated more than 1°C (also non-linear); all measurements therefore not reliable!
ATKA03-20182018-07-21T10:542018-07-21T11:20-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-19.8-19.0-16.8-15.9-2.01.180.350.100.06No conductivity measured1.330.150.050.111.330.350.020.091.290.890.160.151.160.560.170.13Close to ATKA11, an ice floe is tilted & frozen in leading to high snowloads at that point. Also at measuring point it seems that the ice is not thermodynamically grown but dynamically. Measuring point might be shifted to more flat areas at the next time
ATKA07-20182018-07-21T11:422018-07-21T12:03-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-19.2-18.9-14.9-11.8-2.01.050.520.350.051.360.820.240.121.130.670.350.041.040.480.370.021.030.650.280.01Close to ATKA11, an ice floe is tilted & frozen in leading to high snowloads at that point. Also at measuring point it seems that the ice is not thermodynamically grown but dynamically. Measuring point might be shifted to more flat areas at the next time
ATKA16-2018 2018-07-21T14:402018-07-21T15:07-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-19.1-18.5-12.9-10.1-2.40.890.870.31-0.020.880.900.230.000.930.800.250.000.890.930.34-0.010.870.750.32-0.01Close to ATKA11, an ice floe is tilted & frozen in leading to high snowloads at that point. Also at measuring point it seems that the ice is not thermodynamically grown but dynamically. Measuring point might be shifted to more flat areas at the next time
ATKA21-2018 2018-07-21T14:152018-07-21T14:43-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-22.2-23.2-13.4-9.90.921.800.28-0.01No conductivity measured1.011.620.390.01No conductivity measured0.961.600.260.03No conductivity measured0.981.850.300.00No conductivity measured0.911.700.32-0.02No conductivity measuredClose to ATKA11, an ice floe is tilted & frozen in leading to high snowloads at that point. Also at measuring point it seems that the ice is not thermodynamically grown but dynamically. Measuring point might be shifted to more flat areas at the next time
ATKA24-2018 2018-07-21T13:402018-07-21T14:02-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-18.7-20.5-17.6-14.9-2.10.960.570.070.080.930.650.080.100.980.400.070.070.960.570.100.070.960.570.060.08Close to ATKA11, an ice floe is tilted & frozen in leading to high snowloads at that point. Also at measuring point it seems that the ice is not thermodynamically grown but dynamically. Measuring point might be shifted to more flat areas at the next time
ATKA11-2018 2018-07-26T15:402018-07-26T16:04-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-28.8-29.4-18.3-13.5-2.11.170.560.280.011.200.580.250.051.190.590.230.051.210.640.260.041.180.630.260.07
ATKA03-20182018-08-16T15:002018-08-16T15:28-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-26.7-26.9-23.4-21.8-2.21.480.840.050.151.590.670.030.141.420.820.070.111.350.880.180.151.511.060.060.12
ATKA07-20182018-08-16T14:102018-08-16T14:38-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-28.7-29.0-17.2-12.3-2.21.201.390.510.021.451.160.460.041.371.150.350.061.220.950.470.001.211.300.49-0.01
ATKA11-20182018-08-16T13:302018-08-16T16:56-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-27.2-28.7-16.5-11.2-2.21.321.170.58-0.041.331.490.44-0.011.340.690.44-0.011.331.260.450.011.321.170.56-0.05
ATKA16-20182018-08-16T12:162018-08-16T12:50-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-28.2-28.9-18.1-10.4-2.01.041.190.42-0.041.051.150.42-0.031.091.050.36-0.021.011.030.48-0.050.981.220.46-0.08
ATKA21-20182018-08-16T11:312018-08-16T12:03-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-27.4-29.6-16.8-10.6-2.01.062.220.56-0.081.092.240.45-0.041.082.150.57-0.031.132.170.48-0.031.062.110.50-0.08
ATKA24-20182018-08-16T10:462018-08-16T11:20-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-23.4-25.8-23.1-20.9-2.01.200.780.050.111.190.870.070.111.181.020.070.111.180.910.060.111.181.070.050.09
ATKA03-20182018-09-19T10:452018-09-19T11:04-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-18.9-17.6-17.5-16.2-2.21.731.020.100.151.850.780.030.181.571.560.240.191.720.950.180.161.801.460.170.16
ATKA07-20182018-09-19T11:222018-09-19T11:45-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-16.7-17.3-12.0-8.7-2.01.371.710.77-0.101.711.500.69-0.011.671.960.570.141.411.560.79-0.081.341.950.83-0.14
ATKA11-20182018-09-19T11:552018-09-19T12:19-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-17.9-18.1-13.0-9.4-2.31.561.200.570.001.531.400.500.021.601.210.490.031.451.760.61-0.031.481.340.64-0.05
ATKA16-20182018-09-19T12:272018-09-19T12:46-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-16.6-16.9-11.4-8.0-2.01.201.570.61-0.081.251.480.50-0.051.251.410.52-0.061.221.420.55-0.081.191.330.63-0.11
ATKA21-20182018-09-19T12:592018-09-19T13:20-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-15.0-15.9-12.0-8.5-2.11.262.020.61-0.081.322.060.64-0.091.312.170.56-0.071.302.360.66-0.121.232.170.61-0.12
ATKA24-20182018-09-19T13:302018-09-19T13:48-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-15.2-15.0-15.1-15.0-2.21.530.850.040.141.500.740.060.151.530.660.050.141.490.830.060.151.510.660.050.13
ATKA03-20182018-10-11T10:072018-10-11T10:31-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-24.5-21.7-19.1-17.0-2.21.871.130.290.161.991.190.130.141.731.500.300.081.851.000.330.141.910.740.220.11
ATKA07-20182018-10-11T10:472018-10-11T11:15-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-23.7-22.8-16.0-9.5-2.11.492.410.75-0.081.801.880.750.001.381.710.78-0.101.501.800.78-0.081.531.930.72-0.07
ATKA11-20182018-10-11T11:292018-10-11T11:51-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-23.9-22.1-15.7-10.8-2.21.592.030.71-0.031.651.730.660.011.591.790.65-0.041.601.880.76-0.031.601.710.63-0.02
ATKA16-20182018-10-18T12:152018-10-18T12:35-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-17.5-2.31.351.600.63-0.081.371.550.54-0.061.421.650.51-0.061.381.610.74-0.031.311.950.67-0.07Snow temperature measurements were performed with a pyrometer.
ATKA21-20182018-10-18T11:302018-10-18T11:50-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-16.2-2.21.333.150.63-0.101.651.940.65-0.061.372.330.60-0.051.422.750.60-0.091.322.530.63-0.13Snow temperature measurements were performed with a pyrometer.
ATKA24-20182018-10-18T10:532018-10-18T11:15-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-17.4-20.0-2.11.730.790.210.151.670.660.100.141.750.580.080.151.700.860.090.151.740.580.160.16Snow temperature measurements were performed with a pyrometer.
ATKA03-20182018-11-16T10:152018-11-16T11:05-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-11.5-9.7-11.6-9.8-2.01.873.600.230.132.172.890.140.201.923.040.320.121.554.200.420.122.081.620.240.15
ATKA07-20182018-11-16T11:202018-11-16T11:50-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-10.0-8.1-8.6-6.0-1.91.533.410.83-0.111.854.400.730.001.503.290.73-0.071.622.940.76-0.041.673.390.680.00
ATKA11-20182018-11-16T12:102018-11-16T12:45-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-8.2-8.0-8.8-6.4-1.91.482.990.76-0.091.684.310.72-0.071.732.480.74-0.051.682.270.67-0.041.742.320.66-0.06
ATKA16-20182018-11-16T12:572018-11-16T13:30-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-8.2-8.5-8.7-6.4-2.01.502.350.55-0.011.532.020.50-0.051.492.270.61-0.051.462.120.63-0.031.472.190.59-0.01
ATKA21-20182018-11-16T13:502018-11-16T14:10-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-8.7-8.1-8.4-6.3-2.01.533.250.74-0.041.553.020.80-0.011.582.930.72-0.011.512.720.67-0.091.554.650.680.00
ATKA24-20182018-11-16T14:302018-11-16T14:45-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-8.6-7.6-8.6-9.0-2.01.831.340.160.17brown slush1.831.320.200.18brown slush1.821.120.090.16brown slush1.791.450.130.18brown slush1.851.160.160.15brown slush
ATKA03-20182018-12-07T13:222018-12-07T13:42-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-2.2-1.6-4.4-5.0-1.91.962.270.270.10brown2.232.110.290.19brown2.002.340.320.08brown1.922.720.380.04brown2.042.580.270.10brown
ATKA07-20182018-12-07T12:372018-12-07T13:06-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-0.5-2.6-4.2-4.2-1.91.653.860.76-0.051.833.880.81-0.051.584.170.81-0.061.613.950.80-0.101.724.160.73-0.01
ATKA11-20182018-12-07T11:592018-12-07T12:22-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-1.5-1.5-4.9-4.8-1.91.783.850.86-0.091.693.090.84-0.151.713.270.86-0.151.784.000.84-0.081.723.041.00-0.16
ATKA16-20182018-12-07T11:302018-12-07T11:47-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-2.0-3.1-4.2-4.2-2.01.572.490.530.01wet snow/ice interface1.532.540.51-0.01wet snow/ice interface1.502.660.60-0.06wet snow/ice interface1.482.610.70-0.06wet snow/ice interface1.482.340.60-0.04wet snow/ice interface
ATKA21-20182018-12-07T10:582018-12-07T11:16-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-3.8-2.9-4.5-4.3-1.91.603.620.72-0.031.663.610.650.001.583.350.65-0.031.693.540.64-0.011.543.810.66-0.05
ATKA24-20182018-12-07T10:282018-12-07T10:45-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-2.2-2.2-3.9-4.1-1.91.881.670.150.17brown sluh1.871.960.290.19brown slush1.881.880.030.16brown slush1.822.050.100.16brown slush1.941.390.170.17brown slush
ATKA03-20182018-12-30T10:102018-12-30T11:07-70.574800-8.04570ATKA03-2.4-3.7-2.02.162.410.710.01brown slush2.262.280.630.02brown slush2.082.920.59-0.041.962.900.550.012.102.320.580.00
ATKA07-20182018-12-30T11:232018-12-30T11:57-70.582500-7.94440ATKA07-1.8-3.3-1.91.723.840.90-0.132.033.221.00-0.071.744.840.90-0.101.734.041.00-0.181.794.381.00-0.15
ATKA11-20182018-12-30T12:182018-12-30T12:50-70.592100-7.81710ATKA11-2018-1.9-3.5-1.91.863.160.85-0.101.863.670.85-0.091.932.920.79-0.071.792.960.88-0.171.793.300.91-0.17
ATKA16-20182018-12-30T13:002018-12-30T13:23-70.599250-7.70185ATKA16-1.4-2.8-1.91.522.330.66-0.07brown water1.572.420.49-0.03brown water1.562.640.62-0.061.482.360.71-0.081.522.260.58-0.04brown water
ATKA21-20182018-12-30T13:452018-12-30T14:25-70.607333-7.57800ATKA21-2.1-3.3-1.91.704.300.85-0.041.573.900.95-0.151.703.900.95-0.021.823.490.90-0.061.685.020.80-0.02
ATKA24-20182018-12-30T14:402018-12-30T15:05-70.615500-7.48425ATKA24-1.4-2.4-2.02.001.950.400.10brown algae1.901.900.500.06brown algae1.872.730.400.12brown algae1.842.010.070.12brown algae1.971.730.400.09brown algae