Thin ice thickness distribution and ice production in the Storfjorden Polynya for 2002/2003 - 2011/2012 using MODIS thermalinfrared imagery

• Main Authors: Preußer, Andreas, Willmes, Sascha, Heinemann, Günther
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Barentsøya; Edgeøya; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Sea ice; Storfjorden; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/27034/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/27034/1/EGU2014-2958.pdf; http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2014/EGU2014-2958.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 for the period 2002/2003 to 2011/2012 usin...