Sea ice thickness and radiation measurements during the PAMARCMIP 2011 Campaign with links to raw data files@en

For outsiders the abbreviation PAMARCMIP is quite inscrutable and stands for 'Polar Airborne Measurements and Arctic Regional Climate Model Simulation Project'. Aim of the project is to get a better understanding of physical processes in the inner Arctic which is crucial for the assessment of the actual changes in the polar region. One example is to reduce uncertainties in regional and global model simulations which are important for future weather and climate prediction. Further important work during the flights with Polar 5 will be extended measurement of sea ice thickness as well as to provide unique data of aerosol, trace gases distributions, meteorological and atmospheric conditions. The flights are planned to start from Barrow, Alaska via Inuvik, Sachs Harbour, Resolute Bay, Eureka, Alert and Station North to end in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. The details you can look up on the graphic beside. […]