Optical properties, structure, and thickness of sea ice in Kongsfjorden

Updated 2003-01-30

Study of the energy exchange between atmosphere, sea ice and ocean during freezing and melting conditions; within that, measurements of solar radiation (visible and UV) and optical properties, snow and sea ice characteristics, vertical heat and salt fluxes, oceanographic parameters.

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Comments and additional information:

This project is part of a NFR (Research Council of Norway) funded project "Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean Interaction Study" Acronym "AIO" (PI: Peter Haugan, Univ. Bergen) and the connected Norwegian-American Collaboration "Joint US/Norwegian Studies of Ice/Ocean Interaction in Frozen Fjords" See also list of collaborating institutions below.

Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 2002 - 2005
Data collection: 2002 -
Data processing: 2002 -
Data reporting: 2002 -

Contact information

Contact person: Sebastian Gerland
Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre NO-9296 Tromsø Norway
Phone: +47 77 75 05 00
Fax: +47 77 75 05 01
Email: on.ralopn@dnalreg.s
Other project contacts: Jan-Gunnar Winther (Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental Centre, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway)

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Climate change effects

UV effects

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Ice/snowpack

Seawater/suspended particulate matter

Geography

Regions studied: UV effects; UV effects
Other areas: Kongsfjorden; Van Mijenfjorden

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Not specified

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: Yes
Other institutes involved in the project: Miles McPhee, McPhee Research Company, USA James Morison, John Wettlaufer, both at University of Washington, Seattle, USA Peter Haugan, University of Bergen, Norway Frank Nielsen, UNIS, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway Kåre Edvardsen, NILU, Tromsø, Norway Børge Hamre, University of Bergen, Norway
Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?: Research Council of Norway (NFR)