Observations of brine plumes below melting Arctic sea ice

Peterson, Algot K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-127-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-127-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-127-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

Research article

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21 Feb 2018

Research article |

| 21 Feb 2018

Observations of brine plumes below melting Arctic sea ice

Algot K. Peterson

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'referee comments', Craig Stevens, 25 May 2017
- AC1: 'RESPONSE TO REVIEWER - Craig Stevens', Algot K. Peterson, 30 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Oct 2017
- AC2: 'RESPONSE TO REVIEWER - Anonymous Referee #2', Algot K. Peterson, 30 Nov 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Algot K. Peterson on behalf of the Authors (30 Nov 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Dec 2017) by Eric J.M. Delhez

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Jan 2018)

RR by Craig Stevens (09 Jan 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Jan 2018) by Eric J.M. Delhez

AR by Algot K. Peterson on behalf of the Authors (17 Jan 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Jan 2018) by Eric J.M. Delhez

AR by Algot K. Peterson on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2018)

Short summary

This study presents observations of brine descending from melting Arctic sea ice. The brine passed an under-ice turbulence instrument in plumes and was associated with very high heat fluxes. The salt flux indicates that the melting sea ice lost most of its salt content during the observations. The observations provide evidence of a desalination process not previously reported from drifting Arctic sea ice and is an important contribution to understanding ice–ocean interaction during melt.