Monitoring ice break-up on the Mackenzie River using MODIS data

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: P. Muhammad, C. Duguay, K.-K. Kang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Liard; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie River; Liard River; Mackenzie river; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-569-2016; https://doaj.org/article/833653ff2a7c4d738b30c09f294ba42c

The aim of this study was to develop an approach for estimating ice break-up dates on the Mackenzie River (MR) using more than a decade of MODIS Level 3 500 m snow products (MOD/MYD10A1), complemented with 250 m Level 1B radiance products (MOD/MYD02QKM) from the Terra and Aqua satellite platforms. T...