SHEBA Upper Ocean CTD and Thermal Microstructure, Western Arctic Ocean

Data Contributors STANTON, TIMOTHY SHAW, WILLIAM Parameters ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION CONDUCTIVITY SALINITY TURBULENCE > Kinetic energy, Thermal variance WATER DEPTH WATER TEMPERATURE Instruments CTD : CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH THERMISTORS TRANSMISSOMETERS

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This data set includes conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) measurements along with thermal microstructure data (such as, turbulent thermal variance, turbulent kinetic energy, and vertical temperature gradient) collected from 12 October 1997 to 30 September 1998. The storage, redistribution, and ultimate release of the energy contributed by incoming shortwave radiation has major effects on the thickness and seasonal evolution of sea ice cover and the state of the upper ocean. As part of the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic (SHEBA) project, this research was designed to (1) investigate upper ocean processes and their role in ice-albedo feedback, and (2) develop and test suitable models or parameterizations for use in large-scale simulations.

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• SHEBA Ocean Turbulence Mast Data Archive
• SHEBA Reconnaissance Imagery
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