Rückert, Janna Elisabeth; Bahlmann, Jonathan; Bühler, Linnu; Kolar, Jonathan; Neckel, Niklas; Risse, Nils; Trace-Kleeberg, Sunke (2026): Snow and surface scattering layer height measurements during RV POLARSTERN cruise PS144 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993445 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-04-13
Abstract:
During the Polarstern cruise PS144 from August 2024 to October 2024 in the central Arctic Ocean a regular foldable wooden ruler was used to measure the height of the snow and/or the surface scattering layer during 10 ice stations. All measurements were done within the vicinity of the footprint of the onboard microwave radiometers installed for the VAMPIRE project (https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990496), that is, in about 25 m distance to the port bow of Polarstern mostly measured along T-shaped transects with side lengths of 5 to 7 meters, further refined in the "Location" column. For more information about these measurements the user is referred to Chapter 6.4 of the cruise report (https://doi.org/10.57738/BZPM_0794_2025).
Related to:
Bühler, Linnu; Rückert, Janna Elisabeth; Walbröl, Andreas; Mech, Mario; Risse, Nils; 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-1): remote sensing and in-situ measurements suite during POLARSTERN cruise PS144 (ArcWatch-2) [dataset bibliography]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990496
Rabe, Benjamin; Geibert, Walter (2025): The Expedition PS144 of the Research Vessel POLARSTERN to the Arctic Ocean in 2023 /2024. Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 794, 312 pp, https://doi.org/10.57738/BZPM_0794_2025
Project(s):
Arctic Amplification (AC3)
Funding:
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven (AWI), grant/award no. AWI_PS144_06: SeaIcePhys. (ArcWatch1/TransArc3)
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 268020496: TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 86.747021 * Median Longitude: 134.322953 * South-bound Latitude: 84.493750 * West-bound Longitude: 42.983087 * North-bound Latitude: 89.958889 * East-bound Longitude: -150.666990
Date/Time Start: 2024-08-16T17:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2024-09-26T01:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -4743.9 m * Maximum Elevation: -1980.1 m
Event(s):
PS144_7-1 * Latitude Start: 85.063609 * Longitude Start: 42.977494 * Latitude End: 85.054221 * Longitude End: 42.692716 * Date/Time Start: 2024-08-16T11:21:02 * Date/Time End: 2024-08-16T20:50:27 * Elevation Start: -3927.5 m * Elevation End: -3929.2 m * O2A Registry URI: https://registry.o2a-data.de/items/8891 * Campaign: PS144 (ArcWatch 2; TransArc3) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE) * Comment: bad view
PS144_23-1 * Latitude: 84.511697 * Longitude: 115.392214 * Date/Time: 2024-08-29T12:32:42 * Elevation: -4141.7 m * O2A Registry URI: https://registry.o2a-data.de/items/8891 * Campaign: PS144 (ArcWatch 2; TransArc3) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS144_42-1 * Latitude Start: 84.840295 * Longitude Start: 128.609957 * Latitude End: 84.806416 * Longitude End: 128.908747 * Date/Time Start: 2024-09-02T20:40:26 * Date/Time End: 2024-09-03T01:02:00 * Elevation Start: -4353.2 m * Elevation End: -4349.6 m * O2A Registry URI: https://registry.o2a-data.de/items/8891 * Campaign: PS144 (ArcWatch 2; TransArc3) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | |||
| 2 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | |||
| 3 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | Geocode | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Location | Location | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | |||
| 7 | Snow depth | Snow depth | m | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | Wooden ruler | |
| 8 | Surface scattering layer, height | SSL height | m | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth | Wooden ruler | |
| 9 | Observer | Observer | Rückert, Janna Elisabeth |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
566 data points