First Landsat multi-spectral scanner images of the Canadian Arctic north of 80°N

Abstract Landsat images of northern Axel Heiberg Island and northern Ellesmere Island, including part of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve in the Canadian high Arctic, are presented. These are believed to be the first Landsat images ever to be obtained of this region, which is north of lati...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Jeffries, Martin O., Reynolds, Greta J., Miller, John M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Ellesmere Island
Heiberg
Axel Heiberg Island
Otto Fiord
Otto Glacier
Iceberg*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400020192
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400020192
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Summary:Abstract Landsat images of northern Axel Heiberg Island and northern Ellesmere Island, including part of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve in the Canadian high Arctic, are presented. These are believed to be the first Landsat images ever to be obtained of this region, which is north of latitude 80°N and once thought to be beyond the meaningful imaging range of Landsat. A general description of glaciological phenomena in the almost cloud-free images, and some of the attributes of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve, demonstrates some of the features and processes that can be imaged by Landsat in the region. New findings concerning the state and position of the front of the surge-type Otto Glacier, icebergs in Otto Fiord, and the extent and surface morphology of the Nansen Ice Plug indicate the capabilities of Landsat to contribute to original glaciological research in the region.

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