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Table 2.

Date and sampling area, mean values with standard deviation (STD) for temperature and salinity, and ice thickness from MOSAiC ice cores collected in late August through September 2020

		Temperature (°C)		Salinity
Date	Area^a	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Core Length (cm)
Main ice floe CO3
Aug 29	Strength area	−0.40	0.34	1.28	0.96	125
Aug 31	Main area	−0.51	0.45	2.10	1.21	148
Sep 7	Main area	−0.82	0.42	2.07	0.98	151
Sep 10	Strength area	−1.39	0.68	1.46	1.16	135
Sep 14	Main area	−0.60	0.43	1.67	1.48	162
Sep 17	Strength area	−1.35	0.54	–	–	141
Departing ice floe
Sep 24	Ice station, second-year ice	−0.94	1.24	1.03	0.50	55
Sep 24	Ice station, young ice	−1.48	0.31	2.28	2.54	28
Sep 26	Ice station, second-year ice	−1.35	1.08	1.90	1.16	70
Sep 30	Ice station, second-year ice	−2.02	1.06	3.04	1.45	50

		Temperature (°C)		Salinity
Date	Area^a	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Core Length (cm)
Main ice floe CO3
Aug 29	Strength area	−0.40	0.34	1.28	0.96	125
Aug 31	Main area	−0.51	0.45	2.10	1.21	148
Sep 7	Main area	−0.82	0.42	2.07	0.98	151
Sep 10	Strength area	−1.39	0.68	1.46	1.16	135
Sep 14	Main area	−0.60	0.43	1.67	1.48	162
Sep 17	Strength area	−1.35	0.54	–	–	141
Departing ice floe
Sep 24	Ice station, second-year ice	−0.94	1.24	1.03	0.50	55
Sep 24	Ice station, young ice	−1.48	0.31	2.28	2.54	28
Sep 26	Ice station, second-year ice	−1.35	1.08	1.90	1.16	70
Sep 30	Ice station, second-year ice	−2.02	1.06	3.04	1.45	50

^aMore details about the area can be found in Nicolaus et al. (2022).

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