C21E:
Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Properties and Processes II

Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Chairs:  Andrew R Mahoney, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Donald K Perovich, Thayer School of Engineering,Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
Primary Conveners:  Chris Polashenski, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States; USACE-CRREL, Ft. Wainwright, AK, United States
Co-conveners:  Andrew R Mahoney, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Donald K Perovich, USA CRREL, Hanover, NH, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Chris Polashenski, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

8:00 AM
C21E-01
 
From Ponds to Predictions: What Do We Need to Know About Small-Scale Sea Ice Processes in a Rapidly Changing Arctic?
Hajo Eicken, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Christian Petrich, NORUT Northern Research Institute, Narvik, Norway
8:15 AM
C21E-02
 
Physical Mechanisms Controlling Interannual and Seasonal Variations in Melt Pond Evolution on First-Year Sea Ice in the Canadian Arctic
Jack Landy, Jens K Ehn, Megan Shields and David G Barber, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
8:30 AM
C21E-03
 
Freshwater - the key to melt pond formation atop first year sea ice
Chris Polashenski, USACE-CRREL, Ft. Wainwright, AK, United States; Thayer School of Engineering,Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States, Kenneth M Golden, Univ Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Eric D Skyllingstad, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR, United States and Donald K Perovich, USA CRREL, Hanover, NH, United States
8:45 AM
C21E-04
 
A High Resolution Sea-Ice Model with Variable Snow Cover and Resolved Melt Ponds
Eric D Skyllingstad, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR, United States, Karen M Shell, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States and Chris Polashenski, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States
9:00 AM
C21E-05
 
The Impact of Refreezing of Melt Ponds on Arctic Sea Ice Thinning
Daniela Flocco1, Daniel Lee Feltham2, David Schroeder3 and Michel Tsamados1, (1)University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom, (2)center for Polar Observation and Modelling at UCL, London, United Kingdom, (3)University of Reading, Reading, RG6, United Kingdom
9:15 AM
C21E-06
 
Brine Channels As Conduits for Convection in Sea Ice
Stephen F Ackley and Kiran Bhaganagar, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
9:30 AM
C21E-07
 
Changes in Arctic sea ice deformation from 2000-2010
Kim I Martini, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Seattle, WA, United States, Jennifer K Hutchings, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Ignatius G Rigor, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Kenmore, WA, United States
9:45 AM
C21E-08
 
Rate and state dependent processes in sea ice deformation
Peter R Sammonds, Sally Scourfield and Ben Lishman, University College London, London, United Kingdom
 
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