Long-term coastal-polynya dynamics in the southern Weddell Sea from MODIS thermal-infrared imagery
The Cryosphere. Bd. 9. H. 6. Copernicus GmbH 2015 S. 2027 - 2041
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Sprache: Englisch
Doi/URN: 10.5194/tc-9-2027-2015
Inhaltszusammenfassung
We established a 13-year-long MODIS-derived thin-ice thickness data set from which we derived information about polynya dynamics in the southern Weddell Sea. In contrast to other studies, we do not focus on a single region but instead discuss polynya dynamics for the complete coastal area. The higher spatial resolution of MODIS compared to passive-microwave sensors enables us to resolve even very narrow coastal polynyas that would remain otherwise undetected.
Klassifikation
DFG Fachgebiet:
Atmosphären-, Meeres- und Klimaforschung
DDC Sachgruppe:
Naturwissenschaften
