Project information
Project aim
This research will contribute to a large multi-disciplinary study of the physics and biology of the Antarctic sea ice zone in early Spring 2007. The physical characteristics of the sea ice will be directly measured using satellite-tracked drifting buoys, ice core analysis and drilled measurements, with detailed measurements of snow cover thickness and properties. Aircraft-based instrumentation will be used to expand our survey area beyond the ship's track and for remote sampling. The data collected will provide valuable ground-truthing for existing and future satellite missions and improve our understanding of the role of sea ice in the climate system.
Related publications
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Estimating small-scale snow depth and ice thickness from total freeboard for East Antarctic sea ice Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2016
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Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Deriving the snow depth on Antarctic sea ice is a key factor in estimating sea-ice thickness distributions from space or airborne altimeters. Using a linear regression to model snow depth from observed 'total freeboard'…
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Chapter 1 The Role of Sea Ice in Arctic and Antarctic Polynyas Elsevier Oceanography Series, 2007
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Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Polynyas are persistent and recurrent regions of open water and/or thin ice or reduced ice concentration, tens to tens of thousands of square kilometers in areal extent…
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Iron fractionation in pack and fast ice in East Antarctica: Temporal decoupling between the release of dissolved and particulate iron during spring melt. Deep-Sea Research II, 2011
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Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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The characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Antarctic sea ice. Deep-Sea Research II, 2011
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Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Biogeochemical observations during the winter-spring transition in East Antarctic sea ice: Evidence of iron and exopolysaccharide controls. Marine Chemistry, 2009
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Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature