• Seaice

Sea ice in the climate system

Lecture and exercises by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Lars Kaleschke

• Wednesday 11:15-12:45
• Room ZMAW 133

Wintersemester 2010/2011

• Vocabulary (nomenclature, technical terms, sea ice zones)

• Sea ice phase diagram and composition

• Sea ice mechanics and The Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX)

• Sea ice growth

• Surface heat balance

• Interaction with the atmosphere - Polynyas

• Interaction with the ocean

• Interaction with the ocean and the atmosphere - Sea ice drift

• 12 January 2011 Exam

• Sea ice dielectric properties relevant for remote sensing

• Remote sensing: sea ice type and concentration, sea ice thickness

(Slides will be updated from last years course)

Literature:

• Thomas, Dieckmann, Sea Ice, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
• Serreze, M.C. and R.G. Barry, The Arctic Climate System, Cambridge University Press, 2009
• Matti Lepparanta, The Drift Of Sea Ice, Springer, 2010
• Hajo Eicken et al., Field Techniques for Sea Ice Research, University of Alaska Press, 2010
• Carsey, Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice, AGU 1992

Links:

• Video Animation of Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Cover Jan 2005-Sept 2010