On the spatial and temporal variability of ice arches associated with the formation of the North Water (NOW) Polynya

• Main Author: Stark, Heather
• Other Authors: Barber, David (Environment and Geography), Mundy, C.J. (Environment and Geography) McKernan, Mike (Centre for Earth Observation Science)
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: sea ice; Arctic; North Water Polynya; Nares; Smith Sound; ice pack; Nares strait; Sea ice; Smith sound
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31197

The formation and dissolution of the North Water Polynya (an area of open water surrounded by a sea-ice covered ocean) was examined to determine the spatial and temporal variability of the Smith Sound ice arch (a feature that prevents ice from covering the polynya). A passive microwave, sea ice conc...