Sea Ice conditions within the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone in winter 2017, onboard the SA Agulhas II

Our knowledge of sea ice variability, which contributes to the detection of the Antarctic climate change trends, stems primarily from remotely sensed information. However, sea ice in the Southern Ocean is characterized by large variability that remains unresolved and limits our confidence on the rem...

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Main Authors: de Jong, Ehlke, Vichi, Marcello, Mehlmann, Carolin Birgitta, Eayrs, Clare, De Kock, Wade, Moldenhauer, Marcel, Audh, Riesna Reuben
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2018
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Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.885211
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.885211
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Summary:Our knowledge of sea ice variability, which contributes to the detection of the Antarctic climate change trends, stems primarily from remotely sensed information. However, sea ice in the Southern Ocean is characterized by large variability that remains unresolved and limits our confidence on the remotely sensed products. Therefore, the in situ sea ice observations presented (according to the ASPeCt protocol) provide a greater understanding of the Antarctic sea ice environment - on a local scale - and allows us to evaluate remotely sensed products.