Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Snow and sea ice

Year-round observations of the physical snow and ice properties and processes that govern the ice pack evolution and its interaction with the atmosphere and the ocean were conducted during the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition of the research vessel Polarstern in the Arctic Ocean from October 2019 to September 2020. This work was embedded into the interdisciplinary design of the 5 MOSAiC teams, studying the atmosphere, the sea ice, the ocean, the ecosystem, and biogeochemical processes. The overall aim of the snow and sea ice observations during MOSAiC was to characterize the physical properties of the snow and ice cover comprehensively in the central…

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  Sight Research UK

  Awards: NE/M015238/1, NE/T009470/1, NE/R000263/1, NE/I029439/1, NE/S00257X/1, cpom30001, NE/R012849/1, NE/S002545/1, NE/T001399/1, bas0100032
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  Natural Environment Research Council

  Awards: bas0100032, cpom30001, NE/I029439/1, NE/S002545/1, NE/R000263/1, NE/M015238/1, NE/S00257X/1, NE/R012849/1, NE/T009470/1, NE/T001399/1