Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region
Passive-microwave data from the Nimbus 5 and Nimbus 7 satellites have been used to determine and map, by month, the interannual variability of the spatial distribution of north polar sea ice over the period 1973-1987. Results are illustrated for the months of January and July, during the winter ice...
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ftdtic:ADP007269 2023-05-15T15:35:05+02:00 Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region Parkinson, Claire L. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GREENBELT MD GODDARD SPACE FLIG HT CENTER 1992-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007269 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADP007269 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007269 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Meteorology Snow Ice and Permafrost *DISTRIBUTION *ICE MECHANICS *SEA ICE BAYS COMPARISON EDGES MAPS MICROWAVES OCEANS SEASONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION GREENHOUSE EFFECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *Global climate change Component Reports Text 1992 ftdtic 2016-02-19T17:39:08Z Passive-microwave data from the Nimbus 5 and Nimbus 7 satellites have been used to determine and map, by month, the interannual variability of the spatial distribution of north polar sea ice over the period 1973-1987. Results are illustrated for the months of January and July, during the winter ice growth and summer ice decay seasons, respectively. In January, the greatest interannual variability in the distribution of the ice occurs in the Sea of Okhotsk, whereas the portions of the ice edge exhibiting the least interannual variability lie in the southern Greenland Sea and immediately to the southwest of Svalbard. In July, spatial variability is high in Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, the southern Kara Sea, and the northern Barents Sea. The monthly maps are meant to allow ready comparison with past and future sea ice distributions and aid in the assessment of whether specific changes are climatically important. This article is from 'Proceedings of the International Conference on the Role of the Polar Regions in Global Change Held in Fairbanks, Alaska on 11-15 June 1990. Volume 1', AD-A253 027, p71-78. See also Volume 2, AD-A253 028. Text Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Barents Sea Greenland Greenland Sea Hudson Bay Ice Kara Sea permafrost Sea ice Svalbard Alaska Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Baffin Bay Barents Sea Fairbanks Greenland Hudson Hudson Bay Kara Sea Okhotsk Svalbard |
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Meteorology Snow Ice and Permafrost *DISTRIBUTION *ICE MECHANICS *SEA ICE BAYS COMPARISON EDGES MAPS MICROWAVES OCEANS SEASONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION GREENHOUSE EFFECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *Global climate change Component Reports |
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Meteorology Snow Ice and Permafrost *DISTRIBUTION *ICE MECHANICS *SEA ICE BAYS COMPARISON EDGES MAPS MICROWAVES OCEANS SEASONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION GREENHOUSE EFFECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *Global climate change Component Reports Parkinson, Claire L. Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region |
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Meteorology Snow Ice and Permafrost *DISTRIBUTION *ICE MECHANICS *SEA ICE BAYS COMPARISON EDGES MAPS MICROWAVES OCEANS SEASONS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION GREENHOUSE EFFECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *Global climate change Component Reports |
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Passive-microwave data from the Nimbus 5 and Nimbus 7 satellites have been used to determine and map, by month, the interannual variability of the spatial distribution of north polar sea ice over the period 1973-1987. Results are illustrated for the months of January and July, during the winter ice growth and summer ice decay seasons, respectively. In January, the greatest interannual variability in the distribution of the ice occurs in the Sea of Okhotsk, whereas the portions of the ice edge exhibiting the least interannual variability lie in the southern Greenland Sea and immediately to the southwest of Svalbard. In July, spatial variability is high in Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, the southern Kara Sea, and the northern Barents Sea. The monthly maps are meant to allow ready comparison with past and future sea ice distributions and aid in the assessment of whether specific changes are climatically important. This article is from 'Proceedings of the International Conference on the Role of the Polar Regions in Global Change Held in Fairbanks, Alaska on 11-15 June 1990. Volume 1', AD-A253 027, p71-78. See also Volume 2, AD-A253 028. |
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GREENBELT MD GODDARD SPACE FLIG HT CENTER |
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Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region |
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Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region |
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Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region |
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Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region |
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Interannual Variability of Monthly Sea Ice Distributions in the North Polar Region |
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interannual variability of monthly sea ice distributions in the north polar region |
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Baffin Bay Barents Sea Fairbanks Greenland Hudson Hudson Bay Kara Sea Okhotsk Svalbard |
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Baffin Bay Barents Sea Fairbanks Greenland Hudson Hudson Bay Kara Sea Okhotsk Svalbard |
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Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Barents Sea Greenland Greenland Sea Hudson Bay Ice Kara Sea permafrost Sea ice Svalbard Alaska |
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Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Barents Sea Greenland Greenland Sea Hudson Bay Ice Kara Sea permafrost Sea ice Svalbard Alaska |
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