Thin-ice dynamics and ice production in the Storfjorden polynya for winter seasons 2002/2003–2013/2014 using MODIS thermal infrared imagery

Spatial and temporal characteristics of the Storfjorden polynya, which forms regularly in the proximity of the islands Spitsbergen, Barentsøya and Edgeøya in the Svalbard archipelago under the influence of strong northeasterly winds, have been investigated for the period of 2...

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Main Authors: A. Preußer, S. Willmes, G. Heinemann, S. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-05-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1063/2015/tc-9-1063-2015.pdf