Automated detection of river ice using MODIS data: Examining spatial and temporal patterns in Arctic river ice breakup

• Main Author: Cooley, Sarah
• Other Authors: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geological Sciences, Pavelsky, Tamlin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; climate change; river ice; Siberia; Remote sensing; Mackenzie Delta; Yenisey; Spring River; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17615/tzx2-p669; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8s45qf297?file=thumbnail; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/8s45qf297

The annual spring river ice breakup has vast consequences for northern ecosystems as well as significant economic implications for Arctic industry and transportation. River ice breakup research is restricted by the sparse distribution of hydrological stations in the Arctic. A trend towards earlier i...