Thin-ice dynamics and ice production in the Storfjorden polynya for winter seasons 2002/2003–2013/2014 using MODIS thermal infrared imagery

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: A. Preußer, S. Willmes, G. Heinemann, S. Paul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: geo; envir; Barentsøya; Edgeøya; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Sea ice; Storfjorden; The Cryosphere; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1063-2015; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1063/2015/tc-9-1063-2015.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/7ce343db0991400dabeb18d8efca9c02

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 northeasterly winds, have been investigated for the period of 2002/2003 to 2013/2014 us...