Observations from the last decade suggest an important role of sea ice in the global
biogeochemical cycles, promoted by (i) active biological and chemical processes within the …

Surface albedo is one of the key controlling geophysical parameters in the surface energy
budget studies, and its temporal and spatial variation is closely related to the global climate …

There is an ongoing shift in the Arctic sea ice cover from multiyear ice to seasonal ice. Here
we examine the impact of this shift on sea ice albedo. Our analysis of observations from four …

As part of ice albedo feedback studies during the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
(SHEBA) field experiment, we measured spectral and wavelength‐integrated albedo on …

Abstract The Community Climate System Model, version 4 has revisions across all
components. For sea ice, the most notable improvements are the incorporation of a new …

A summary is presented of the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) project,
with a focus on the field experiment that was conducted from October 1997 to October 1998 …

A series of observations were made on melting first year, landfast Arctic sea ice near Barrow,
Alaska to explore the seasonal evolution of melt pond coverage. Observations of pond …

SEA ICE The latest edition of the gold standard in sea ice references In the newly revised
second edition of Sea Ice: Physics and Remote Sensing, a team of distinguished …

Melt ponds on sea ice play an important role in the Arctic climate system. Their presence
alters the partitioning of solar radiation: decreasing reflection, increasing absorption and …

As part of a large interdisciplinary study of the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
(SHEBA), we installed more than 135 ice thickness gauges to determine the sea ice mass …