Interannual variability of ice cover in the Caspian Sea

• Published in: Journal of Hydrology X
• Main Authors: Olga Yu. Lavrova, Anna I. Ginzburg, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Tatiana Yu. Bocharova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: North Caspian Sea; Ice cover; Ice cover area; Ice cover duration; SAR; Ocean Color data; geo; envir; Merra; The Sentinel; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydroa.2022.100145; https://doaj.org/article/8213bb232b48406184afc08d71ceee17

Satellite remote sensing data (SAR and Ocean Color), MERRA-2 reanalysis and records at Astrakhan meteorological station were used to investigate interannual variability of ice cover characteristics in the North Caspian Sea for 23 winter seasons (November 1 – April 15) from 1999/2000 to 2021/2022. Th...