Improved machine-learning-based open-water–sea-ice–cloud discrimination over wintertime Antarctic sea ice using MODIS thermal-infrared imagery

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Paul, M. Huntemann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Brunt Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1551-2021; https://doaj.org/article/2e01bb22e12c4e8a90e99a5e239993bc

The frequent presence of cloud cover in polar regions limits the use of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and similar instruments for the investigation and monitoring of sea-ice polynyas compared to passive-microwave-based sensors. The very low thermal contrast between presen...