Linking MODIS satellite and airborne thermal infrared imagery to assess polynya characteristics in Storfjorden, Svalbard

• Main Authors: Preußer, Andreas, Heinemann, Günther, Willmes, Sascha, Paul, Stephan
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: IUEM 2014
• Subjects: Barentsøya; Edgeøya; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Arctic; Storfjorden; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/27018/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/27018/1/2014_Preu%C3%9Fer-etal-ISTAS-Workshop.pdf

Spatial and temporal characteristics of the Storfjorden polynya, which forms regularly in the proximity of the islands Spitsbergen, Barentsøya and Edgeøya in the Svalbard archipelago under the influence of strong north-easterly winds, have been investigated using thermal infrared satellite and airbo...