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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2373-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2373-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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17 Jun 2022
Research article |
| 17 Jun 2022
| 17 Jun 2022
Snowfall and snow accumulation during the MOSAiC winter and spring seasons
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
CRYOS, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Matthew D. Shupe
NOAA Physical Science Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for the Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Christopher Cox
NOAA Physical Science Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for the Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Ola G. Persson
NOAA Physical Science Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for the Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Taneil Uttal
NOAA Physical Science Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Markus M. Frey
British Antarctic Survey – Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Amélie Kirchgaessner
British Antarctic Survey – Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Martin Schneebeli
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Matthias Jaggi
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Amy R. Macfarlane
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
Polona Itkin
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Stefanie Arndt
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Stefan Hendricks
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Daniela Krampe
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Marcel Nicolaus
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Robert Ricker
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Julia Regnery
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Nikolai Kolabutin
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
Egor Shimanshuck
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
Marc Oggier
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
Ian Raphael
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Julienne Stroeve
Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Earth Sciences Department, University College London, London, UK
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Michael Lehning
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland
CRYOS, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Short summary
Based on measurements of the snow cover over sea ice and atmospheric measurements, we estimate snowfall and snow accumulation for the MOSAiC ice floe, between November 2019 and May 2020. For this period, we estimate 98–114 mm of precipitation. We suggest that about 34 mm of snow water equivalent accumulated until the end of April 2020 and that at least about 50 % of the precipitated snow was eroded or sublimated. Further, we suggest explanations for potential snowfall overestimation.
Based on measurements of the snow cover over sea ice and atmospheric measurements, we estimate...
