Identification

Title

Sea Ice Melt Pond Data

Alternative title(s)

106.426

Abstract

As part of the Seasonal Ice Zone Observing Network (SIZONET) project monitoring the seasonal ice zone, studies were carried out tracking the evolution of albedo and melt pond coverage during the melt season. The data has enabled us to better understand how meltwater interacts with sea ice to control melt pond formation and evolution [Polashenski et al, 2011]. The series of datasets collected in Barrow, AK as part of that project are archived here. The datasets are each collected at a site selected to represent level first year sea ice. Measurements are collected either along a transect (typically 200m long), or over an area adjacent to the transect (typically 100m x 200m). Several data types, including albedo measurements, LiDAR surface measurements, snow/pond depths, and fractional surface coverage are included. Metadata describing each site, as well as describing the methods of data collection can be found on each site's page. 2008 - This site was set up in April 2008 and monitored from 5/28/08 to 6/17/08. The study included only transect measurements. 2009S - This site was set up in April 2009 and monitored from 5/21/09 to 6/25/09. The study area was 70m x 200m in size. 2009N - This site was set up in April 2009 and monitored from 5/19/09 to 6/25/09. The study area was 100m x 200m in size. 2010 - This site was set up in April 2010 and monitored. 2011 - This site was set up in April 2011 and monitored only briefly in early June.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/106.426

protocol: https

name: Sea Ice Melt Pond Data homepage

description: Dataset homepage

Unique resource identifier

code

106.426

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Field Surveys

Keyword set

keyword value

Models/Analyses

Lidar

Arctic

Ice Physics

Photography

Sea Ice

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE ELEVATION

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > STABLE ISOTOPES

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SNOW DEPTH

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE TEMPERATURE

EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ALBEDO

EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SNOW MELT

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-156.54417

East bounding longitude

-156.50700

North bounding latitude

71.37114

South bounding latitude

71.37078

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

End position

2010-06-26T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-12-28T01:32:50Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

Research Geophysicist

organisation name

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

telephone number

(570) 956-6990

email address

chris.polashenski@gmail.com

web address

http://www.chrispolashenski.com/home.php

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:41:39Z

Metadata language

eng; USA