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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Main Authors: A. Preußer, G. Heinemann, S. Willmes, S. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-12-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/3021/2016/tc-10-3021-2016.pdf