Variability and Formation Mechanism of Polynyas in Eastern Prydz Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Saisai Hou, Jiuxin Shi
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: polynya; offshore fast ice; iceberg; remote sensing; eastern Prydz Bay; Antarctica; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Mackenzie Bay; Antarc*; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13245089

Based on satellite remote sensing, several polynyas have been found in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. Compared with the Mackenzie Bay Polynya, the only polynya in the west, the polynyas in eastern Prydz Bay have a larger area and higher ice production, but have never been studied individually. In this...