Circumpolar polynya regions and ice production in the Arctic: results from MODIS thermal infrared imagery from 2002/2003 to 2014/2015 with a regional focus on the Laptev Sea
High-resolution MODIS thermal infrared satellite data are used to infer spatial and temporal characteristics of 17 prominent coastal polynya regions over the entire Arctic basin. Thin-ice thickness (TIT) distributions (≤ 20 cm) are calculated from MODIS ice-surface temperatures, combined with ECMWF...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-12-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/3021/2016/tc-10-3021-2016.pdf |