Relationships in Areal Variability: The Ross Sea Polynya and Ice
General increases in Antarctic sea ice coverage occur primarily in the Ross Sea. This study investigates the Ross Sea Polynya's relationship with the Ross Sea ice areal coverage. A unique, relatively long term Ross Sea Polynya area dataset was created through the application of the Polynya Sign...
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ftcdlib:qt6j7968t0 2023-05-15T13:31:50+02:00 Relationships in Areal Variability: The Ross Sea Polynya and Ice Ward, Jason Michael 58 2014-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6j7968t0 http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m5jq2f9r en eng eScholarship, University of California http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6j7968t0 qt6j7968t0 http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m5jq2f9r public Ward, Jason Michael. (2014). Relationships in Areal Variability: The Ross Sea Polynya and Ice. UCLA: Geography 0396. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6j7968t0 Geography Geographic information science and geodesy Atmospheric sciences Antarctic Climatology Polynya Remote Sensing Ross Sea Sea Ice dissertation 2014 ftcdlib 2016-04-02T19:10:58Z General increases in Antarctic sea ice coverage occur primarily in the Ross Sea. This study investigates the Ross Sea Polynya's relationship with the Ross Sea ice areal coverage. A unique, relatively long term Ross Sea Polynya area dataset was created through the application of the Polynya Signature Simulation Method (PSSM) onto Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) data inputs. Bivariate regression analyses were used to determine the relationships, at the 95% confidence level, between Ross Sea Polynya and ice areal trends, annual seasonalities, and anomalies at the full temporal scale as well as the monthly level. Polynya and sea ice have significant positive relationships in the late austral summer and early spring (February to March), and a significant negative relationship in the late austral winter (August). The areal anomalies only had a significant relationship in February, while the trends were not correlated at any time. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Ross Sea Sea ice University of California: eScholarship Antarctic Austral Ross Sea |
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General increases in Antarctic sea ice coverage occur primarily in the Ross Sea. This study investigates the Ross Sea Polynya's relationship with the Ross Sea ice areal coverage. A unique, relatively long term Ross Sea Polynya area dataset was created through the application of the Polynya Signature Simulation Method (PSSM) onto Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) data inputs. Bivariate regression analyses were used to determine the relationships, at the 95% confidence level, between Ross Sea Polynya and ice areal trends, annual seasonalities, and anomalies at the full temporal scale as well as the monthly level. Polynya and sea ice have significant positive relationships in the late austral summer and early spring (February to March), and a significant negative relationship in the late austral winter (August). The areal anomalies only had a significant relationship in February, while the trends were not correlated at any time. |
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Relationships in Areal Variability: The Ross Sea Polynya and Ice |
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