Using RADARSAT to Identify Sea Ice Ridges and their Implications for Shipping in Canada’s Hudson Strait

Ridges in sea ice and the convergent forces that form them are a serious hazard to ships traveling in the Arctic, but few studies have examined ridge distribution at a basin level in the Canadian Arctic. The Hudson Strait, which connects Hudson Bay and the North Atlantic, is a site of ongoing winter...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Mussells, Olivia, Dawson, Jackie, Howell, Stephen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4604
http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/4604/4797