• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Mohrmann, Martin, Heuzé, Céline, Swart, Sebastiaan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Antarctic; Curl; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Iceberg*; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4281-2021; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00058081; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00057731/tc-15-4281-2021.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4281/2021/tc-15-4281-2021.pdf

Polynyas facilitate air–sea fluxes, impacting climate-relevant properties such as sea ice formation and deep water production. Despite their importance, polynyas have been poorly represented in past generations of climate models. Here we present a method to track the presence, frequency and spatial...