Bühler, Linnu; Rückert, Janna Elisabeth; Walbröl, Andreas; Mech, Mario; Krobot, Pavel; Ebell, Kerstin; Schnitt, Sabrina; Spreen, Gunnar (2026): Water vapor, mixed-phase clouds, precipitation and sea ice emissivity over the Central Arctic Ocean (VAMPIRE-2): remote sensing and in-situ measurements suite during POLARSTERN cruise PS149 (CONTRASTS) [dataset bibliography]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990497
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Published: 2026-02-12 • DOI registered: 2026-03-13
Abstract:
This collection comprises individual data sets collected within the VAMPIRE project during Polarstern cruise PS149 (CONTRASTS) in the summer of 2025. The collection includes measurements performed with the G-band Radar for Water vapor and Arctic Clouds (GRaWAC), the Microwave Radar/radiometer for Arctic Clouds (MiRAC), a HATPRO microwave radiometer, wind measurement Metek 3D Ultrasonic Anemometer uSonic-3 Cage MP, disdrometer OTT Parsivel2, infrared surface camera FLIR A315, visual surface camera GoPro HERO11 Black, and visual and infrared images by a Total Sky Imager Camera. Both radiometers were pointed zenith for atmospheric column measurements, and towards the ground at incidence angles typical for passive microwave satellites for surface emissivity measurements following a temporal pattern. In-situ snow and ice measurements like temperature, density and salinity profiles were performed in the radiometers' footprint.
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Project(s):
Arctic Amplification (AC3)
Funding:
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven (AWI), grant/award no. AWI_PS149_07: VAMPIRE-2
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 268020496: TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 82.179016 * Median Longitude: 10.942803 * South-bound Latitude: 69.747311 * West-bound Longitude: -18.001457 * North-bound Latitude: 85.034744 * East-bound Longitude: 34.180006
Date/Time Start: 2025-07-02T11:24:40 * Date/Time End: 2025-08-29T13:57:40
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
3 datasets
Datasets listed in this bibliography
- Bühler, L; Walbröl, A; Krobot, P et al. (2026): Ultrasonic anemometer on-board wind measurements at 206 cm above deck on Polarstern cruise PS149 (CONTRASTS). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990495
- Walbröl, A; Rückert, JE; Bühler, L et al. (in review): Brightness temperatures of the surface and atmosphere at 22-58 GHz on Polarstern cruise PS149. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993070
- Walbröl, A; Rückert, JE; Bühler, L et al. (in review): Brightness temperatures of the surface and atmosphere at 183-340 GHz on Polarstern cruise PS149. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993106