Melt pond fraction and spectral sea ice albedo retrieval from MERIS data – Part 2: Case studies and trends of sea ice albedo and melt ponds in the Arctic for years 2002–2011

The spatial and temporal dynamics of melt ponds and sea ice albedo contain information on the current state and the trend of the climate of the Arctic region. This publication presents a study on melt pond fraction (MPF) and sea ice albedo spatial and temporal dynamics obtained with the Melt Pond De...

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Main Authors: L. Istomina, G. Heygster, M. Huntemann, H. Marks, C. Melsheimer, E. Zege, A. Malinka, A. Prikhach, I. Katsev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-08-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1567/2015/tc-9-1567-2015.pdf