Ice Movement through Smith Sound in Northern Baffin Bay, Canada, Observed in Satellite Imagery

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Ito, Hajime, Müller, Fritz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1982
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Baffin Bay; Canada; Smith Sound; Baffin; Journal of Glaciology; Smith sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011849; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011849

Abstract Movement of pack ice in Smith Sound in northern Baffin Bay was observed for April 1975 using the satellite imagery obtained by Landsat. Mean velocity was found to be directed to the south with a magnitude of 4 km d −1 . The influence of the wind is discussed and the amount of ice transported from Smith Sound evaluated. The findings show that on a daily average 600 km 2 of pack ice was carried out of the area.