Improved mapping of sea ice production in the Arctic Ocean using AMSR-E thin ice thickness algorithm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3574-3594

  Iwamoto, Katsushi ^a,b   Ohshima, Kay I ^c   Tamura, Takeshi ^a,d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMSR E; Arctic Ocean; marginal ice zone; polynya; sea ice production; thin ice thickness algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

AMSR-E; ARCTIC OCEAN; ICE THICKNESS; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; POLYNYA; SEA ICE PRODUCTION;

SEA ICE;

ALGORITHM; BRINE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE THICKNESS; MAPPING; POLYNYA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84904626407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009749     Document Type: Article

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