Surface classifications of Arctic sea ice from WorldView Satellite Imagery. Arctic Ocean, 2010-2015.

• Main Authors: Nicholas Wright, Chris Polashenski
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2019
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE FLOES; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE TYPES; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > REFLECTANCE; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ALBEDO; EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; albedo; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:db08fed1-f9ec-47e7-8b67-f21d69664d7c

Snow, ice, and melt ponds cover the surface of the Arctic Ocean in fractions that change throughout the seasons. These surfaces control albedo and exert tremendous influence over the energy balance in the Arctic. Meter scale resolution WorldView optical satellite imagery is able to capture the evolu...