Meltwater sources and sinks for multiyear Arctic sea ice in summer

被引:23
作者
Perovich, Don [1 ]
Smith, Madison [2 ]
Light, Bonnie [2 ]
Webster, Melinda [3 ]
机构
[1] Dartmouth Coll, Thayer Sch Engn, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Polar Sci Ctr, Seattle, WA 98105 USA
[3] Univ Alaska, Geophys Inst, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
MELT PONDS; DYNAMICS; ALBEDO;
D O I
10.5194/tc-15-4517-2021
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
On Arctic sea ice, the melt of snow and sea ice generate a summertime flux of fresh water to the upper ocean. The partitioning of this meltwater to storage in melt ponds and deposition in the ocean has consequences for the surface heat budget, the sea ice mass balance, and primary productivity. Synthesizing results from the 1997-1998 SHEBA field experiment, we calculate the sources and sinks of meltwater produced on a multiyear floe during summer melt. The total meltwater input to the system from snowmelt, ice melt, and precipitation from 1 June to 9 August was equivalent to a layer of water 80 cm thick over the ice-covered and open ocean. A total of 85% of this meltwater was deposited in the ocean, and only 15% of this meltwater was stored in ponds. The cumulative contributions of meltwater input to the ocean from drainage from the ice surface and bottom melting were roughly equal.
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页码:4517 / 4525
页数:9
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