Abnormal Winter Melting of the Arctic Sea Ice Cap Observed by the Spaceborne Passive Microwave Sensors

• Published in: Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
• Main Authors: Seongsuk Lee, Yu Yi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Korean Space Science Society 2016
• Subjects: the Arctic; sea ice; sea ice concentration; DMSP; passive microwave sensor; Astronomy; QB1-991; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Cora; North Pole; Ice cap; Polar Ice Cap; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2016.33.4.305; https://doaj.org/article/4afb28df4fc5444fb08869d19c7b8b31

The spatial size and variation of Arctic sea ice play an important role in Earth’s climate system. These are affected by conditions in the polar atmosphere and Arctic sea temperatures. The Arctic sea ice concentration is calculated from brightness temperature data derived from the Defense Meteorolog...