Application of a SeaWinds/QuikSCAT sea ice melt algorithm for assessing melt dynamics in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

2006 ◽  
Vol 111 (C7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen E. L. Howell ◽  
Adrienne Tivy ◽  
John J. Yackel ◽  
Randall K. Scharien
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Ice Melt

Sea ice melt and meteoric water distributions in Nares Strait, Baffin Bay, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

2010 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 767-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew B. Alkire ◽  
Kelly K. Falkner ◽  
Timothy Boyd ◽  
Robie W. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Meteoric Water ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Baffin Bay ◽  
Ice Melt ◽  
Nares Strait

scholarly journals Dimethylsulfide dynamics in first-year sea ice melt ponds in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaux Gourdal ◽  
Martine Lizotte ◽  
Guillaume Massé ◽  
Michel Gosselin ◽  
Michael Scarratt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
First Year ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Ice Melt ◽  
Melt Pond ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Melt Ponds ◽  
Cover Up

Abstract. Melt pond formation is a natural seasonal pan-Arctic process. During the thawing season, melt ponds may cover up to 90 % of the Arctic first year sea ice (FYI) and 15 to 25 % of the multi-year sea ice (MYI). These pools of water lying at the surface of the sea-ice cover are habitats for microorganisms and represent a potential source of the biogenic gas dimethylsulfide (DMS) for the atmosphere. Here we report on the concentrations and dynamics of DMS in nine melt ponds sampled in July 2014 in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. DMS concentrations were under the detection limit (

scholarly journals Changing sea ice melt parameters in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Implications for the future presence of multiyear ice

2008 ◽  
Vol 113 (C9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen E. L. Howell ◽  
Adrienne Tivy ◽  
John J. Yackel ◽  
Brent G. T. Else ◽  
Claude R. Duguay
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Ice Melt ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multiyear Ice

scholarly journals Dimethyl sulfide dynamics in first-year sea ice melt ponds in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3169-3188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaux Gourdal ◽  
Martine Lizotte ◽  
Guillaume Massé ◽  
Michel Gosselin ◽  
Michel Poulin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Dimethyl Sulfide ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
First Year ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Ice Melt ◽  
Melt Ponds ◽  
Arctic Atmosphere

Abstract. Melt pond formation is a seasonal pan-Arctic process. During the thawing season, melt ponds may cover up to 90 % of the Arctic first-year sea ice (FYI) and 15 to 25 % of the multi-year sea ice (MYI). These pools of water lying at the surface of the sea ice cover are habitats for microorganisms and represent a potential source of the biogenic gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS) for the atmosphere. Here we report on the concentrations and dynamics of DMS in nine melt ponds sampled in July 2014 in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. DMS concentrations were under the detection limit (< 0.01 nmol L−1) in freshwater melt ponds and increased linearly with salinity (rs = 0.84, p ≤ 0.05) from ∼ 3 up to ∼ 6 nmol L−1 (avg. 3.7 ± 1.6 nmol L−1) in brackish melt ponds. This relationship suggests that the intrusion of seawater in melt ponds is a key physical mechanism responsible for the presence of DMS. Experiments were conducted with water from three melt ponds incubated for 24 h with and without the addition of two stable isotope-labelled precursors of DMS (dimethylsulfoniopropionate), (D6-DMSP) and dimethylsulfoxide (13C-DMSO). Results show that de novo biological production of DMS can take place within brackish melt ponds through bacterial DMSP uptake and cleavage. Our data suggest that FYI melt ponds could represent a reservoir of DMS available for potential flux to the atmosphere. The importance of this ice-related source of DMS for the Arctic atmosphere is expected to increase as a response to the thinning of sea ice and the areal and temporal expansion of melt ponds on Arctic FYI.

scholarly journals Monitoring evolution of melt ponds on first-year and multiyear sea ice in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with optical satellite data

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (82) ◽  
pp. 154-163
Author(s):  
Qing Li ◽  
Chunxia Zhou ◽  
Lei Zheng ◽  
Tingting Liu ◽  
Xiaotong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Canadian Arctic ◽  
Arctic Sea Ice ◽  
First Year ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ◽  
Melt Pond ◽  
Melt Ponds ◽  
Validation Experiment ◽  
Multiyear Ice

AbstractThe evolution of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice in summer is one of the main factors that affect sea-ice albedo and hence the polar climate system. Due to the different spectral properties of open water, melt pond and sea ice, the melt pond fraction (MPF) can be retrieved using a fully constrained least-squares algorithm, which shows a high accuracy with root mean square error ~0.06 based on the validation experiment using WorldView-2 image. In this study, the evolution of ponds on first-year and multiyear ice in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago was compared based on Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 images. The relationships of pond coverage with air temperature and albedo were analysed. The results show that the pond coverage on first-year ice changed dramatically with seasonal maximum of 54%, whereas that on multiyear ice changed relatively flat with only 30% during the entire melting period. During the stage of pond formation, the ponds expanded rapidly when the temperature increased to over 0°C for three consecutive days. Sea-ice albedo shows a significantly negative correlation (R = −1) with the MPF in melt season and increases gradually with the refreezing of ponds and sea ice.

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