Inference of optical properties from radiation profiles within melting landfast sea ice

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Ehn, J. K. [1 ]
Papakyriakou, T. N. [1 ]
Barber, D. G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manitoba, Ctr Earth Observat Sci, Dept Geog & Environm, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1029/2007JC004656
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P7 [海洋学];
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0707 ;
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Vertical in-ice spectral radiation profiles were measured within melting 1.5-to 1.7-m-thick landfast sea ice in western Hudson Bay on 25 April 2005. Because the surface ice was subject to extensive melting and refreezing, the sea ice had fractioned into two main types, i.e., areas of more reflective white ice and less reflective blue ice. The shortwave albedo was about 0.69 for white ice and 0.47 for bare blue ice. The corresponding shortwave transmittance through the ice cover was about 0.02 and 0.09, respectively. The inherent optical properties of the sea ice were inferred by tying the input and output of radiative transfer simulations to the radiation profiles and the ice physical properties, as well as to the irradiance measurements above and below the ice cover. To explain observed spectral albedo and transmittance simultaneously, the ice/snow above the interior ice was divided into three layers on the basis of the following observations: snow (white ice) or a thin soot containing layer (blue ice), drained ice above and saturated ice below the waterline. Similarly, the bottom portion was divided on the basis of the presence of a living ice algae layer adjacent to the seawater interface and a layer extending 30 cm above the bottom containing mostly detrital matter. The interior of the ice, i.e., roughly 20-40 cm from boundaries, was well-represented by a single layer of pure sea ice as the radiation field was nearly asymptotic and the absorption spectra showed little evidence of impurities. Representative values for the scattering coefficient ranged 600 800 m(-1), with a Henyey-Greenstein asymmetry parameter of 0.995. Observations within m(-1), with a Henyey-Greenstein asymmetry parameter of 0.995. Observations within white ice suggest that about 40% of the energy responsible of the internal melting was provided directly by shortwave radiation, while the rest is due to heat conduction.
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