Characterizing Arctic Sea Ice Topography Using High-Resolution IceBridge Data

We present an analysis of Arctic sea ice topography using high resolution, three-dimensional, surface elevation data from the Airborne Topographic Mapper, flown as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge mission. Surface features in the sea ice cover are detected using a newly developed surface feat...

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Main Authors: Kurtz, Nathan, Newman, Thomas, Tsamados, Michel, Farrell, Sinead, Petty, Alek, Feltham, Daniel, Richter-Menge, Jackie, Harbeck, Jeremy
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Geosciences (General)
Earth Resources and Remote Sensing
Arctic
Airborne Topographic Mapper
Chukchi
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20170003146
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Summary:We present an analysis of Arctic sea ice topography using high resolution, three-dimensional, surface elevation data from the Airborne Topographic Mapper, flown as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge mission. Surface features in the sea ice cover are detected using a newly developed surface feature picking algorithm. We derive information regarding the height, volume and geometry of surface features from 2009-2014 within the Beaufort/Chukchi and Central Arctic regions. The results are delineated by ice type to estimate the topographic variability across first-year and multi-year ice regimes.

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