Remote monitoring of thermal structure and growth of shore-fast ice off the Labrador coast

Remote monitoring of thermal structure and growth of shore-fast ice off the Labrador coast

A prototype Ice Monitoring Platform, designed to measure air temperature and the temperature profile of sea ice, and to transmit the data via satellite, was deployed in shore-fast ice along the Labrador coast, giving information on ice thickness and growth through the 1988 ice season (January–May)....

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Cold regions science and technology 1991, Vol.19 (2), p.123-130
Hauptverfasser: Peterson, Ingrid, Smith, Stuart D., Prinsenberg, Simon, Orton, Ralph H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Physics of the oceans
Sea ice
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:A prototype Ice Monitoring Platform, designed to measure air temperature and the temperature profile of sea ice, and to transmit the data via satellite, was deployed in shore-fast ice along the Labrador coast, giving information on ice thickness and growth through the 1988 ice season (January–May). The rate of release of heat of fusion due to accretion of new ice at the lower surface was found to be nearly equal to the upward conductive heat flux through the ice, indicating that the oceanic heat flux was negligible. Ice growth rates are compared to those predicted by “freezing degree day” formulas.
ISSN:0165-232X
1872-7441
DOI:10.1016/0165-232X(91)90003-Y