Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2051-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2051-2019
Research article
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29 Jul 2019
Research article |  | 29 Jul 2019

The 2018 North Greenland polynya observed by a newly introduced merged optical and passive microwave sea-ice concentration dataset

Valentin Ludwig, Gunnar Spreen, Christian Haas, Larysa Istomina, Frank Kauker, and Dmitrii Murashkin

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Sea-ice concentration, the fraction of an area covered by sea ice, can be observed from satellites with different methods. We combine two methods to obtain a product which is better than either of the input measurements alone. The benefit of our product is demonstrated by observing the formation of an open water area which can now be observed with more detail. Additionally, we find that the open water area formed because the sea ice drifted in the opposite direction and faster than usual.
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