Retrieval of advanced melt season parameters over first-year sea ice using satellite remote sensing
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Satellite microwave observation techniques are essential for accurate, regional-scale, assessments of essential climate variables (ECVs) sea ice melting state and surface albedo during the spring-summer sea ice melting period. It follows that ECV detection will facilitate the study of coupled bio-geophysical processes. This study focuses on linking key seasonal timings and spatial distributions of ECVs to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, with current focus on C-band frequency radar descriptors as made available by polar orbiting SARs such as Radarsat-2. Field and satellite based measurements of polarimetric C-band backscatter from melting first-year sea ice will be collected coincident to surface roughness and permittivity data used for explanation of dominant radar scattering mechanisms. The sea ice melting state will be assessed using micrometeorology and snow and sea ice state variable measurements. Melt pond fraction, a proxy for surface albedo, will be measured at multiple scales using helicopter- and UAV-based aerial imagery. This project is also a development and demonstration opportunity for melting sea ice information retrievals from ESA Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions (and synergies therein). Accordingly, time series satellite SAR (Radarsat-2) and optical data (TBD), with Sentinel-1 and 2 development/demonstration capabilities, respectively, will be collected over the study site.
Fieldwork site: Field camp, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
PI: R. Scharien. PI: D.Barber
Project Participants: Dr. Randall Scharien (CEOS); Dr. Jens Ehn (CEOS); Jack Landy (CEOS); Dr. David Barber (CEOS); Kerri Warner (COES)
Fieldwork summary/photo blog: Link to project summary report
Title | Project start | End date | Organisation | Department | Project study region |
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IceBird Summer | 17.07.2021 | 29.08.2021 | Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) | Greenland, North-East | |
IceBird Winter | 18.03.2021 | 17.04.2021 | Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) | Greenland, North-East | |
FLOEEDGE | 01.01.2018 | 30.11.2018 | Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) | Research and Development | Greenland, North-West |
ASIMBO summer 2018 | 27.07.2018 | 17.07.2018 | Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) | Arctic Ocean | |
Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility (SERF) – 2018 | 09.01.2018 | 30.04.2018 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | SERF Winnipeg |
ASIP (Automated Sea Ice Products) | 01.11.2017 | 31.10.2020 | Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) | Research and Development | Arctic (entire region) |
Photosynthetic and photoprotective characteristics of ice algae, sinking algae and under-ice phytoplankton during spring | 27.04.2015 | 05.06.2015 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Baffin Island |
Halogen chemistry across the ocean-sea ice-atmosphere interface | 01.03.2014 | 21.03.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Seasonal succession of the microbial community in Arctic sea ice | 01.06.2014 | 30.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Mycosporine-like amino acids in sea-ice algal communities | 01.06.2014 | 30.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Phytoplankton dynamics under sea-ice - Case study of Cambridge Bay | 01.03.2014 | 21.03.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Temporal trends in relative biomass composition of key algae species determined through FTIR | 01.03.2014 | 21.03.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Assessment of productivity and environmental factors affecting ice algae | 01.03.2014 | 10.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Underwater eddy covariance measurements of heat, salt, and dissolved oxygen | 15.04.2014 | 30.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Irradiance in the snowpack and related physical and optical properties | 23.05.2014 | 01.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Fully-polarimetric C-band remote sensing of thermodynamic changes in snow-covered first-year sea ice | 01.05.2014 | 01.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Polarimetric scatterometer and SAR measurements of snow covered first-year sea ice for snow thickness discrimination. | 15.04.2014 | 21.05.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Air-ice fluxes and the spring/summer evolution of the surface heat budget (SEB) | 01.05.2014 | 30.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Physical processes controlling melt evolution | 15.05.2014 | 30.06.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Microwave scattering from sea ice pressure ridges | 15.04.2014 | 21.05.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Cambridge Bay |
Seasonal Synergy between bacteria and algae in Kobbefjord sea ice | 10.03.2014 | 28.03.2014 | University of Washington | School of Oceanography | Greenland, Mid-West |
Seasonal Synergy between Bacterial Osmoprotection and Algal Production in Sea ice. | 27.03.2013 | 13.04.2013 | University of Washington | School of Oceanography | Greenland, Mid-West |
Frost flowers and carbon dynamics in Arctic | 26.02.2018 | 01.03.2019 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland Climate Research Centre | Greenland, South-West |
OSI SAF | 01.03.2017 | 28.02.2022 | Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) | Research and Development | Arctic (entire region) |
Ice2ice - What if Arctic sea ice disappears? | 01.08.2014 | 31.07.2019 | Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) | Research and Development | Arctic (entire region) |
Carbon dynamics in the transition from ice-covered ocean to open waters in Young Sound, NE Greenland | 03.07.2017 | 24.07.2017 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland Climate Research Centre | Greenland, North-East |
In situ pCO2 and pH in sea ice in Young Sound | 03.07.2017 | 24.07.2017 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland Climate Research Centre | Greenland, North-East |
2012 ASP Young Sund campaign | 11.03.2012 | 31.03.2012 | Aarhus University (AU) | Arctic Research Centre (ARC) | Greenland, North-East |
Assessment of sea ice algae production in Kanajorusuit Fjord | 04.03.2013 | 17.04.2013 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, South-West |
Underwater Eddy Correlation Measurements of Ice-Ocean Heat and Mass Exchange | 04.03.2013 | 17.04.2013 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, South-West |
Melt pond evolution of organic contaminants | 22.05.2014 | 02.07.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Dynamics of CO2 and greenhouse gases within sea ice | 01.05.2014 | 03.07.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
The function of a polynia. Deployment of moorings in Young Sund, NE Greenland | 20.10.2013 | 30.10.2013 | Aarhus University (AU) | Arctic Research Centre (ARC) | Greenland, North-East |
Case study: seasonal transition of geophysical parameters of different ice types in Young Sound | 01.05.2014 | 03.07.2014 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Seasonal Synergy between bacteria and algae in Kobbefjord sea ice | 13.03.2015 | 21.03.2015 | University of Washington | School of Oceanography | Greenland, South-West |
Comparison of productivity & photosynthetic properties of micro algae in first-year and multi-year sea ice | 09.08.2015 | 29.08.2015 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Quantification of Ikaite | 10.04.2015 | 03.05.2015 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Sea ice geophysics - deployment of mass balance buoys | 11.04.2015 | 02.05.2015 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Impact of snow cover on the inorganic carbon dynamic within sea ice | 03.05.2015 | 25.05.2015 | Aarhus University (AU) | Arctic Research Centre (ARC) | Greenland, North-East |
Determination of the photosynthetic responses and acclimation of sea ice algae to changes in light climate, especially as governed by snow thickness. | 11.04.2015 | 23.05.2015 | Aarhus University (AU) | Department of Bioscience | Greenland, North-East |
Sediment distributions and characteristics in seawater, sea ice and glacier ice | 09.07.2015 | 28.08.2015 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Sea ice geochemistry: mercury, ikaite and phosphate | 12.04.2015 | 23.05.2015 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Moorings Retrievemnet and redeployment | 08.04.2016 | 26.04.2016 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Greenland, North-East |
Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate Change | 01.09.2016 | 08.09.2016 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Baffin Bay |
Understanding the Effects of Climate Change and Industrial Development on Contaminant Processes and Exposure in the Canadian Arctic Marine Ecosystem: How Can We Prepare? | 01.09.2016 | 08.09.2016 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Baffin Bay |
Sea Ice - Understanding and Modelling Ocean-Sea Ice-Atmosphere Biogeochemical Coupling in a Changing Climate | 03.06.2016 | 14.07.2016 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Baffin Bay |
Microbial degradation of oil pollution in Arctic seawater and sea ice | 15.02.2016 | 01.05.2016 | Aarhus University (AU) | Arctic Research Centre (ARC) | Greenland, South-West |