Space‐based observations for understanding changes in the arctic‐boreal zone

BN Duncan, LE Ott, JB Abshire, L Brucker… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Observations taken over the last few decades indicate that dramatic changes are occurring
in the Arctic‐Boreal Zone (ABZ), which are having significant impacts on ABZ inhabitants …

Exploitation of trans-Arctic maritime transportation

Z Zhang, D Huisingh, M Song - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to global warming, the quantity of Arctic sea ice has been drastically reduced in recent
decades, consequently navigating the Arctic is becoming increasingly commercially feasible …

Arctic snow depth, ice thickness, and volume from ICESat‐2 and CryoSat‐2: 2018–2021

S Kacimi, R Kwok - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Using ICESat‐2 and CryoSat‐2 freeboards, we examine the variability of monthly
Arctic sea ice snow depth, thickness and volume between October 2018 and April 2021. For …

The scientific legacy of NASA's Operation IceBridge

JA MacGregor, LN Boisvert, B Medley, AA Petty… - 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Operation IceBridge
(OIB) was a 13‐year (2009–2021) airborne mission to survey land and sea ice across the …

Arctic snow depth and sea ice thickness from ICESat‐2 and CryoSat‐2 freeboards: A first examination

R Kwok, S Kacimi, MA Webster… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present a first examination of Arctic sea ice snow depth estimates from differencing
satellite lidar (ICESat‐2) and radar (CryoSat‐2) freeboards. These estimates cover the …

Snow in the changing sea-ice systems

M Webster, S Gerland, M Holland, E Hunke… - Nature Climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Snow is the most reflective, and also the most insulative, natural material on Earth.
Consequently, it is an integral part of the sea-ice and climate systems. However, the spatial …

A Lagrangian snow evolution system for sea ice applications (SnowModel‐LG): Part II—Analyses

J Stroeve, GE Liston, S Buzzard, L Zhou… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sea ice thickness is a critical variable, both as a climate indicator and for forecasting sea ice
conditions on seasonal and longer time scales. The lack of snow depth and density …

[PDF][PDF] 从第三极到北极: 气候与冰冻圈变化及其影响

鲁蕾, 郑雷, 吴小丹, 刘佳 - 冰川冻土, 2020 - bcdt.ac.cn
第三极和北极地区对于区域和全球环境, 社会经济以及国家战略的重要性日益凸现.
通过对第三极和北极气候与冰冻圈研究的现状, 趋势进行梳理总结, 为未来的系统研究提供借鉴 …

Assessment of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) for Snowfall Retrieval in High Latitudes Using CloudSat and Machine …

MR Ehsani, A Behrangi, A Adhikari… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Precipitation retrieval is a challenging topic, especially in high latitudes (HL), and current
precipitation products face ample challenges over these regions. This study investigates the …

Local-scale variability of snow density on Arctic sea ice

J King, S Howell, M Brady, P Toose, C Derksen… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Local-scale variations in snow density and layering on Arctic sea ice were characterized
using a combination of traditional snow pit and SnowMicroPen (SMP) measurements. In …