A New Approach for Monitoring the Terra Nova Bay Polynya through MODIS Ice Surface Temperature Imagery and Its Validation during 2010 and 2011 Winter Seasons

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Giuseppe Aulicino, Manuela Sansiviero, Stephan Paul, Cinzia Cesarano, Giannetta Fusco, Peter Wadhams, Giorgio Budillon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: Terra Nova Bay; polynya extent; sea ice; MODIS thermal infrared imagery; katabatic winds; Science; Q; Arctic; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Asar; Eneide; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030366; https://doaj.org/article/5fcd56a1c8944f1c96ab3e1a21b88691

Polynyas are dynamic stretches of open water surrounded by ice. They typically occur in remote regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, thus remote sensing is essential for monitoring their dynamics. On regional scales, daily passive microwave radiometers provide useful information about their extent be...