Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: physical oceanography
Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: physical oceanography
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2022-02-07
Authors
Rabe, Benjamin
Heuzé, Céline
Regnery, Julia
Aksenov, Yevgeny
Allerholt, Jacob
Athanase, Marylou
Bai, Youcheng
Basque, Chris R.
Bauch, Dorothea
Baumann, Till M.
Chen, Dake
Cole, Sylvia T.
Craw, Lisa
Davies, Andrew
Damm, Ellen
Dethloff, Klaus
Divine, Dmitry V.
Doglioni, Francesca
Ebert, Falk
Fang, Ying-Chih
Fer, Ilker
Fong, Allison A.
Gradinger, Rolf
Granskog, Mats A.
Graupner, Rainer
Haas, Christian
He, Hailun
Hoppmann, Mario
Janout, Markus A.
Kadko, David
Kanzow, Torsten C.
Karam, Salar
Kawaguchi, Yusuke
Koenig, Zoe
Kong, Bin
Krishfield, Richard A.
Krumpen, Thomas
Kuhlmey, David
Kuznetsov, Ivan
Lan, Musheng
Laukert, Georgi
Lei, Ruibo
Li, Tao
Torres-Valdes, Sinhue
Lin, Lina
Lin, Long
Liu, Hailong
Liu, Na
Loose, Brice
Ma, Xiaobing
McKay, Rosalie
Mallet, Maria
Mallett, Robbie
Maslowski, Wieslaw
Mertens, Christian
Mohrholz, Volker
Muilwijk, Morven
Nicolaus, Marcel
O’Brien, Jeffrey K.
Perovich, Donald K.
Ren, Jian
Rex, Markus
Ribeiro, Natalia
Rinke, Annette
Schaffer, Janin
Schuffenhauer, Ingo
Schulz, Kirstin
Shupe, Matthew
Shaw, William J.
Sokolov, Vladimir T.
Sommerfeld, Anja
Spreen, Gunnar
Stanton, Timothy P.
Stephens, Mark
Su, Jie
Sukhikh, Natalia
Sundfjord, Arild
Thomisch, Karolin
Tippenhauer, Sandra
Toole, John M.
Vredenborg, Myriel
Walter, Maren
Wang, Hangzhou
Wang, Lei
Wang, Yuntao
Wendisch, Manfred
Zhao, Jinping
Zhou, Meng
Zhu, Jialiang
Heuzé, Céline
Regnery, Julia
Aksenov, Yevgeny
Allerholt, Jacob
Athanase, Marylou
Bai, Youcheng
Basque, Chris R.
Bauch, Dorothea
Baumann, Till M.
Chen, Dake
Cole, Sylvia T.
Craw, Lisa
Davies, Andrew
Damm, Ellen
Dethloff, Klaus
Divine, Dmitry V.
Doglioni, Francesca
Ebert, Falk
Fang, Ying-Chih
Fer, Ilker
Fong, Allison A.
Gradinger, Rolf
Granskog, Mats A.
Graupner, Rainer
Haas, Christian
He, Hailun
Hoppmann, Mario
Janout, Markus A.
Kadko, David
Kanzow, Torsten C.
Karam, Salar
Kawaguchi, Yusuke
Koenig, Zoe
Kong, Bin
Krishfield, Richard A.
Krumpen, Thomas
Kuhlmey, David
Kuznetsov, Ivan
Lan, Musheng
Laukert, Georgi
Lei, Ruibo
Li, Tao
Torres-Valdes, Sinhue
Lin, Lina
Lin, Long
Liu, Hailong
Liu, Na
Loose, Brice
Ma, Xiaobing
McKay, Rosalie
Mallet, Maria
Mallett, Robbie
Maslowski, Wieslaw
Mertens, Christian
Mohrholz, Volker
Muilwijk, Morven
Nicolaus, Marcel
O’Brien, Jeffrey K.
Perovich, Donald K.
Ren, Jian
Rex, Markus
Ribeiro, Natalia
Rinke, Annette
Schaffer, Janin
Schuffenhauer, Ingo
Schulz, Kirstin
Shupe, Matthew
Shaw, William J.
Sokolov, Vladimir T.
Sommerfeld, Anja
Spreen, Gunnar
Stanton, Timothy P.
Stephens, Mark
Su, Jie
Sukhikh, Natalia
Sundfjord, Arild
Thomisch, Karolin
Tippenhauer, Sandra
Toole, John M.
Vredenborg, Myriel
Walter, Maren
Wang, Hangzhou
Wang, Lei
Wang, Yuntao
Wendisch, Manfred
Zhao, Jinping
Zhou, Meng
Zhu, Jialiang
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10.1525/elementa.2021.00062
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Abstract
Arctic Ocean properties and processes are highly relevant to the regional and global coupled climate system, yet still scarcely observed, especially in winter. Team OCEAN conducted a full year of physical oceanography observations as part of the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of the Arctic Climate (MOSAiC), a drift with the Arctic sea ice from October 2019 to September 2020. An international team designed and implemented the program to characterize the Arctic Ocean system in unprecedented detail, from the seafloor to the air-sea ice-ocean interface, from sub-mesoscales to pan-Arctic. The oceanographic measurements were coordinated with the other teams to explore the ocean physics and linkages to the climate and ecosystem. This paper introduces the major components of the physical oceanography program and complements the other team overviews of the MOSAiC observational program. Team OCEAN’s sampling strategy was designed around hydrographic ship-, ice- and autonomous platform-based measurements to improve the understanding of regional circulation and mixing processes. Measurements were carried out both routinely, with a regular schedule, and in response to storms or opening leads. Here we present along-drift time series of hydrographic properties, allowing insights into the seasonal and regional evolution of the water column from winter in the Laptev Sea to early summer in Fram Strait: freshening of the surface, deepening of the mixed layer, increase in temperature and salinity of the Atlantic Water. We also highlight the presence of Canada Basin deep water intrusions and a surface meltwater layer in leads. MOSAiC most likely was the most comprehensive program ever conducted over the ice-covered Arctic Ocean. While data analysis and interpretation are ongoing, the acquired datasets will support a wide range of physical oceanography and multi-disciplinary research. They will provide a significant foundation for assessing and advancing modeling capabilities in the Arctic Ocean.
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The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Rabe, B., Heuze, C., Regnery, J., Aksenov, Y., Allerholt, J., Athanase, M., Bai, Y., Basque, C., Bauch, D., Baumann, T. M., Chen, D., Cole, S. T., Craw, L., Davies, A., Damm, E., Dethloff, K., Divine, D., Doglioni, F., Ebert, F., Fang, Y-C., Fer, I., Fong, A. A., Gradinger, R., Granskog, M. A., Graupner, R., Haas, C., He, H., He, Y., Hoppmann, M., Janout, M., Kadko, D., Kanzow, T., Karam, S., Kawaguchi, Y., Koenig, Z., Kong, B., Krishfield, R. A., Krumpen, T., Kuhlmey, D., Kuznetsov, I., Lan, M., Laukert, G., Lei, R., Li, T., Torres-Valdés, S., Lin, L,. Lin, L., Liu, H., Liu, N., Loose, B., Ma, X., MacKay, R., Mallet, M., Mallett, R. D. C., Maslowski, W., Mertens, C., Mohrholz, V., Muilwijk, M., Nicolaus, M., O’Brien, J. K., Perovich, D., Ren, J., Rex, M., Ribeiro, N., Rinke, A., Schaffer, J., Schuffenhauer, I., Schulz, K., Shupe, M. D., Shaw, W., Sokolov, V., Sommerfeld, A., Spreen, G., Stanton, T., Stephens, M., Su, J., Sukhikh, N., Sundfjord, A., Thomisch, K., Tippenhauer, S., Toole, J. M., Vredenborg, M., Walter, M., Wang, H., Wang, L., Wang, Y., Wendisch, M., Zhao, J., Zhou, M., & Zhu, J. Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: physical oceanography. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10(1), (2022): 1, https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00062.
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Rabe, B., Heuze, C., Regnery, J., Aksenov, Y., Allerholt, J., Athanase, M., Bai, Y., Basque, C., Bauch, D., Baumann, T. M., Chen, D., Cole, S. T., Craw, L., Davies, A., Damm, E., Dethloff, K., Divine, D., Doglioni, F., Ebert, F., Fang, Y-C., Fer, I., Fong, A. A., Gradinger, R., Granskog, M. A., Graupner, R., Haas, C., He, H., He, Y., Hoppmann, M., Janout, M., Kadko, D., Kanzow, T., Karam, S., Kawaguchi, Y., Koenig, Z., Kong, B., Krishfield, R. A., Krumpen, T., Kuhlmey, D., Kuznetsov, I., Lan, M., Laukert, G., Lei, R., Li, T., Torres-Valdés, S., Lin, L,. Lin, L., Liu, H., Liu, N., Loose, B., Ma, X., MacKay, R., Mallet, M., Mallett, R. D. C., Maslowski, W., Mertens, C., Mohrholz, V., Muilwijk, M., Nicolaus, M., O’Brien, J. K., Perovich, D., Ren, J., Rex, M., Ribeiro, N., Rinke, A., Schaffer, J., Schuffenhauer, I., Schulz, K., Shupe, M. D., Shaw, W., Sokolov, V., Sommerfeld, A., Spreen, G., Stanton, T., Stephens, M., Su, J., Sukhikh, N., Sundfjord, A., Thomisch, K., Tippenhauer, S., Toole, J. M., Vredenborg, M., Walter, M., Wang, H., Wang, L., Wang, Y., Wendisch, M., Zhao, J., Zhou, M., & Zhu, J. (2022). Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: physical oceanography. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10(1), 1.