An Assessment of the Lancaster Sound Polynya Using Satellite Data 1979 to 2022

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Author: R.F. Vincent
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: remote sensing; arctic waters; Lancaster Sound; polynya; ice arch; sea ice; Science; Q; Arctic; Baffin Island; Canada; Devon Island; Northwest Passage; Baffin; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15040954; https://doaj.org/article/2e0c4e5729434f7e91e03ee51f93853e

Situated between Devon Island and Baffin Island, Lancaster Sound is part of Tallurutiup Imanga , which is in the process of becoming the largest marine conservation area in Canada. The cultural and ecological significance of the region is due, in part, to a recurring polynya in Lancaster Sound. The...