Description:

As an international partner, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research provides measurements of sea ice thickness obtained by a helicopter based EM ice thickness sensor. A description of the system is given in Haas et al. (2007). In principle the distance between the instrument and the sea surface is estimated with an electromagnetic signal, regardless of the overlying sea ice cover. The distance to the top snow cover is estimated with a laser altimeter. Consequently all thickness data refers to the snow plus ice or total thickness. Data Citation: Eicken, H., S. Hendricks, M. Kaufman, A. Mahoney. (July 10, 2009, Updated 2012). Barrow Airborne Sea Ice Thickness Surveys (SIZONET). UCAR/NCAR – CISL – ACADIS. http://dx.doi.org/10.5065/D6CC0XMC

Short Name:

barrow_airborne_sea_ice_thickness_surveys

Data Center Contact(s):

Don Stott, stott@ucar.edu

Metadata Contact(s):

Mette Kaufman, mrkaufman@alaska.edu

Discipline:

Ocean and Sea Ice

GCMD Science Keyword:

Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness

ISO Topic:

oceans

Data Format(s):

Other ASCII

Time Frequency(ies):

Annual

Location(s):

Arctic Ocean

Resolution(s):

1 Meter to 30 Meters

Data Type(s):

Transect

Progress:

In Work - Dataset actively being collected/analyzed.

Northernmost Latitude:

71 degrees

Southernmost Latitude:

73 degrees

Westernmost Longitude:

-147 degrees

Easternmost Longitude:

-160 degrees

Time Coverage:

Start - Apr 1, 2007    End - Apr 30, 2013

Language:

English

Platform(s):

Aircraft

Instrument(s):

Other

Use and Access Restrictions:

Unrestricted access No user constraints