Title :
Melt Season Changes in Arctic Ice
Author :
Wen, T. ; Garrison, G.R. ; Francois, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The changes in the properties of ice during the summer melt season were investigated at a camp established for acoustic studies on the shore-fast ice northeast of Pt. Barrow in 1977. The investigation consisted of synoptic measurements of ablation, under-ice depletion, ice core properties, ice column temperature, and visible light absorption. The rate of surface ablation was found to be dominated by insolation. The rate of under-ice depletion was most affected by the difference in temperature between the sea water and the freezing point of the ice.
Keywords :
freezing; light absorption; ocean temperature; sea ice; seawater; underwater sound; AD 1977; Arctic ice; acoustic analysis; ice column temperature; ice core properties; ice freezing point; melt season change analysis; northeast Pt. Barrow; sea water; shore-fast ice; surface ablation rate; synoptic measurement method; under-ice depletion rate; visible light absorption; Cables; Density measurement; Ice surface; Laboratories; Ocean temperature; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Solar radiation; Thermistors;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '80
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1980.1151415
