Sea Ice Melt Ponds: Snow, SSL, and Pond Depths
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.424

Summary
Snow, surface scattering layer (SSL), or melt pond depths are measured by
inserting a metal probe with centimeter gradations into the surface until it
struck hard ice. Positive (+) measurements reflect snow or loose decaying ice
crystals known as the surface scattering layer, while negative (-)
measurements indicate melt pond depths. Measurements were made every 0.5m,
along the transect lines.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 106.424
 * doi:10.5065/D6XW4GXP
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XW4GXP

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Polashenski, C., et al. 2012. Sea Ice Melt Ponds: Snow, SSL, and Pond Depths.
 Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory.
 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XW4GXP Accessed 25 Apr 2024.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS
 * ACADIS: Advanced Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ACADIS

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: multiple
 * Frequency: criteria
 * Progress: completed
 * Language: English

Grant Code
1020841

ISO Topic Categories
 * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Categories
 * Arctic
 * Ice Physics
 * Sea Ice

Platforms
 * Field Surveys

Instruments
 * Snow Measuring Rod

Sites
 * Barrow

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SNOW MELT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT
 * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE > SNOW DEPTH

Documentation
 * 2008_Snow_SSL_Pond_Depths_Metada.pdf [11 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4275114568BE/2008_Snow_SSL_Pond_Depths_Metada.pdf
 * 2009N_Depths_Metadata.pdf [7 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4275114568BD/2009N_Depths_Metadata.pdf
 * 2010_SnowSSL_Metadata.pdf [9 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4275114568BF/2010_SnowSSL_Metadata.pdf

Related links
 * companion: 106.426: Sea Ice Melt Pond Data
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.426
 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss
 * info: ARCSS Data Policy
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html
 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6XW4GXP

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 2008-05-28 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 2010-06-21 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 71.37114
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 71.37078
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -156.54417
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -156.507

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Chris Polashenski <chris.polashenski@gmail.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/989

Additional contact information
 * author: Chris Polashenski <chris.polashenski@gmail.com>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/989
 * author: Kerry Claffey <kclaffey@crrel.usace.army.mil>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1091
 * author: Zoe Courville <zoe.r.courville@usace.army.mil>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1092
 * author: Chris Petrich <chris.petrich@gi.alaska.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1093
 * author: Donald Perovich <perovich@crrel41.crrel.usace.army.mil>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/175

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.424?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.424?format=isotc211