Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998

Sea ice is a major component of the Earth's climate system and is believed to be a sensitive indicator of climate change. The North Water (NOW) refers to a region of anomalous sea ice conditions at the northern end of Baffin Bay. The dynamic sea ice cover is due to the presence of the NOW polyn...

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Main Author: Mundy, C. J.
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Baffin Bay
Baffin
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2569
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spelling ftunivmanitoba:oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/2569 2023-06-18T03:39:55+02:00 Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998 Mundy, C. J. 2000-06-01T00:00:00Z 6627499 bytes 184 bytes application/pdf text/plain http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2569 eng eng http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2569 open access master thesis 2000 ftunivmanitoba 2023-06-04T17:47:14Z Sea ice is a major component of the Earth's climate system and is believed to be a sensitive indicator of climate change. The North Water (NOW) refers to a region of anomalous sea ice conditions at the northern end of Baffin Bay. The dynamic sea ice cover is due to the presence of the NOW polynya. An explanation for the polynya's occurrence has yet to be confirmed. In this the is I studied the spatial and temporal patterns of sea ice cover within the North Water (NOW) in the context of polynya formation and maintenance mechanisms. Further, biological implications of the NOW's sea ice cover patterns were examined. To accomplish this I developed a sea ice classification scheme for RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR imagery obtained throughout 1998. I extracted sea ice type and concentration and constructed a Geographic Information System (GIS) database for analysis of spatial and temporal trends in sea ice cover over this annual cycle. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) Master Thesis Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Sea ice MSpace at the University of Manitoba Baffin Bay
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description Sea ice is a major component of the Earth's climate system and is believed to be a sensitive indicator of climate change. The North Water (NOW) refers to a region of anomalous sea ice conditions at the northern end of Baffin Bay. The dynamic sea ice cover is due to the presence of the NOW polynya. An explanation for the polynya's occurrence has yet to be confirmed. In this the is I studied the spatial and temporal patterns of sea ice cover within the North Water (NOW) in the context of polynya formation and maintenance mechanisms. Further, biological implications of the NOW's sea ice cover patterns were examined. To accomplish this I developed a sea ice classification scheme for RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR imagery obtained throughout 1998. I extracted sea ice type and concentration and constructed a Geographic Information System (GIS) database for analysis of spatial and temporal trends in sea ice cover over this annual cycle. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998
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title Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998
title_short Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998
title_full Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998
title_fullStr Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998
title_full_unstemmed Sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the North Water polynya during 1998
title_sort sea ice physical processes and biological linkages within the north water polynya during 1998
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Baffin Bay
Baffin
Sea ice
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Baffin
Sea ice
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