MOSAiC drift expedition from October 2019 to July 2020: sea ice conditions from space and comparison with previous years

• Published in: The cryosphere Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 3897 - 3920
• Main Authors: Krumpen, Thomas, von Albedyll, Luisa, Goessling, Helge F, Hendricks, Stefan, Juhls, Bennet, Spreen, Gunnar, Willmes, Sascha, Belter, H. Jakob, Dethloff, Klaus, Haas, Christian, Kaleschke, Lars, Katlein, Christian, Tian-Kunze, Xiangshan, Ricker, Robert, Rostosky, Philip, Rückert, Janna, Singha, Suman, Sokolova, Julia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 20.08.2021; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Anomalies; Arctic climates; Biogeochemistry; Carbon monoxide; Climatological means; Computer centers; Deformation; Distance; Drift; Expeditions; Ice; Ice conditions; Ice cover; Ice thickness; Low pressure; Mosaics; Observatories; Polar environments; Pressure anomalies; Radiometers; Satellite data; Satellite observation; Satellites; Sea ice; Sea ice concentrations; Sea ice conditions; Sea ice thickness; Summer; Thickness; Variability; Winter; Fram Strait; New Siberian Islands

We combine satellite data products to provide a first and general overview of the physical sea ice conditions along the drift of the international Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition and a comparison with previous years (2005–2006 to 2018–2019)....