Improved Estimate of Solar Heat Input into the Arctic Ocean During 2007 Using High-Resolution MODIS Data

June 25, 2026AtmosphereOpen Access

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The study aims to derive a methodology for estimating solar heat input into the Arctic Ocean using high-resolution SWR fluxes and MODIS data during the significant melt season of 2007.
Utilized high-resolution (5-km) SWR fluxes from MODIS during the spring and summer of 2007.
Aggregated MODIS-derived SWR fluxes to 0.25° equal-area grid cells for comparison with NSIDC sea ice data.
Analyzed anomalies in solar heating to the upper ocean due to varying open water fractions.
Estimated monthly cumulative solar heat input for a nominal 1° grid cell was 164.9 MJ m−2 in May.
The corresponding heat inputs for four 0.25° sub-grid cells were 58.0, 93.0, 189.3, and 296.4 MJ m−2.
Found that unresolved spatial variability could significantly affect derived quantities and ice-ocean interaction processes.

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