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Variability of internal snow properties over Antarctic late summer sea ice on different spatial scales
Alfred-Wegener Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Danu Caus
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany
Helmholtz AI, Neuherberg, Germany
Paul Keil
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany
Helmholtz AI, Neuherberg, Germany
Christopher Kadow
German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ), Hamburg, Germany
Stefanie Arndt
Alfred-Wegener Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Julian Gutt, Stefanie Arndt, David Keith Alan Barnes, Horst Bornemann, Thomas Brey, Olaf Eisen, Hauke Flores, Huw Griffiths, Christian Haas, Stefan Hain, Tore Hattermann, Christoph Held, Mario Hoppema, Enrique Isla, Markus Janout, Céline Le Bohec, Heike Link, Felix Christopher Mark, Sebastien Moreau, Scarlett Trimborn, Ilse van Opzeeland, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Fokje Schaafsma, Katharina Teschke, Sandra Tippenhauer, Anton Van de Putte, Mia Wege, Daniel Zitterbart, and Dieter Piepenburg
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Short summary
We studied how snow and its properties vary across Antarctic sea ice using detailed field measurements combined with machine learning methods. We found that differences between ice types are mainly due to how snow layers are arranged rather than their basic properties. Snow changes over short distances, meaning single measurements often miss this complexity. Capturing this variability is key to improving climate models and satellite estimates.
We studied how snow and its properties vary across Antarctic sea ice using detailed field...
