edu.ucar.opensky::articles:25377 UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact 2025-12-24T22:43:43.183424 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d77d2zv0 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935934 https Related Dataset #1 Snowpit raw data collected during the MOSAiC expedition https://doi.org/10.18739/A2445HD46 https Related Dataset #2 Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #50 measurements (Level 1 Raw), Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC), central Arctic, October 2019 - September 2020 https://doi.org/10.18739/A2B27PS3N https Related Dataset #3 Photos of the sea ice surface corresponding to surface albedo datasets collected during the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) campaign in the Central Arctic Ocean, April – September 2020 https://doi.org/10.18739/A2FT8DK8Z https Related Dataset #4 Spectral albedo measurements of the sea ice surface during the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) campaign in the Central Arctic Ocean, April – September 2020 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5541624 https Related Other #1 MOSAiC Extended Acknowledgement Sensitivity of the Arctic sea ice cover to the summer Surface Scattering Layer 2022-05-16T00:00:00Z publication https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d77d2zv0 https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098349 Smith, M. M. author Light, B. author Macfarlane, A. R. author Perovich, D. K. author Holland, Marika M. author Shupe, M. D. author UCAR/NCAR - Library publisher The "surface scattering layer" (SSL) is the highly-scattering, coarse-grained ice layer that forms on the surface of melting, drained sea ice during spring and summer. Ice of sufficient thickness with an SSL has an observed persistent broadband albedo of similar to 0.65, resulting in a strong influence on the regional solar partitioning. Experiments during the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of the Arctic Climate expedition showed that the SSL re-forms in approximately 1 day following manual removal. Coincident spectral albedo measurements provide insight into the SSL evolution, where albedo increased on sunny days with higher solar insolation. Comparison with experiments in radiative transfer and global climate models show that the sea ice albedo is greatly impacted by the SSL thickness. The presence of SSL is a significant component of the ice-albedo feedback, with an albedo impact of the same order as melt ponds. Changes in SSL and implications for Arctic sea ice within a warming climate are uncertain. UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact PDF Text theme Resource Type 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z publication Copyright 2022 American Geophysical Union. None eng geoscientificInformation