Spatial and Temporal Variations in the Extent and Thickness of Arctic Landfast Ice

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Zixuan Li, Jiechen Zhao, Jie Su, Chunhua Li, Bin Cheng, Fengming Hui, Qinghua Yang, Lijuan Shi
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; landfast ice; ice extent; ice thickness; spatial and temporal variations; Bering Sea; Laptev Sea; Kara Sea; East Siberian Sea; Canadian Archipelago; laptev; Northeast Passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12010064

Analyses of landfast ice in Arctic coastal areas provide a comprehensive understanding of the variations in Arctic sea ice and generate data for studies on the utilization of the Arctic passages. Based on our analysis, Arctic landfast ice mainly appears in January–June and is distributed within the...