The Arctic Nearshore Turbidity Algorithm (ANTA) - A multi sensor turbidity algorithm for Arctic nearshore environments

• Published in: Science of Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Klein, Konstantin P, Lantuit, Hugues, Heim, Birgit, Doxaran, David, Juhls, Bennet, Nitze, Ingmar, Walch, Daniela, Poste, Amanda, Søreide, Janne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: Adventfjorden; Arctic; Herschel Island; Svalbard; Climate change; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24118; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2021.100036

The Arctic is greatly impacted by climate change. The increase in air temperature drives the thawing of permafrost and an increase in coastal erosion and river discharge. This leads to a greater input of sediment and organic matter into coastal waters, which substantially impacts the ecosystems by r...