SCIOPS measured the distribution of path lengths taken by light scattering through sea ice. The experiment introduced short bursts of light into the surface and measured emergent pulses at distances of 100-500mm, while monitoring salinity, temperature, and ice density. Data was collected from two sites in 1992: one on 2m thick first-year ice and another on 0.88m thick ice near the ice edge.
Use Cases
- Modeling radiative transfer in sea ice based on measured path length distributions
- Analyzing the relationship between ice physical properties and optical behavior based on concurrent salinity, temperature, and density measurements
- Comparing light scattering characteristics between different ice types based on data from two distinct field sites
Strengths
- Data includes concurrent physical measurements of salinity, temperature, and ice density
- Experiment repeated at two distinct field sites with different ice thicknesses (2m and 0.88m)
- Light pulses were measured at specific distances (100-500mm) from the source
Limitations
- Last updated 1992-10-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Field experiment involving injecting light pulses into sea ice and measuring emergent pulses.
- Time Range
- 1992
- Geography
- Two sea ice sites, one near the ice edge.