Applications of Satellite Thermal Infrared Images for Monitoring North Water during the Periods of Polar Darkness

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Dey, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
• Subjects: Baffin Bay; Baffin; Journal of Glaciology; Kennedy channel; Smith sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000015276; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000015276

Abstract The study reported here illustrates the unique value of NOAA thermal infrared (TIR) images for monitoring the North Water area in Smith Sound and northern Baffin Bay during the periods of polar darkness. Wintertime satellite images reveal that, during the months of December through February...