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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2869-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2869-2019
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Research article
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08 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 08 Nov 2019
| 08 Nov 2019
Estimating the sea ice floe size distribution using satellite altimetry: theory, climatology, and model comparison
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Lettie A. Roach
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
Rachel Tilling
Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Cecilia M. Bitz
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Baylor Fox-Kemper
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Colin Guider
Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Kaitlin Hill
School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Andy Ridout
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, University College London, London, UK
Andrew Shepherd
Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Short summary
Changes in the floe size distribution (FSD) are important for sea ice evolution but to date largely unobserved and unknown. Climate models, forecast centres, ship captains, and logistic specialists cannot currently obtain statistical information about sea ice floe size on demand. We develop a new method to observe the FSD at global scales and high temporal and spatial resolution. With refinement, this method can provide crucial information for polar ship routing and real-time forecasting.
Changes in the floe size distribution (FSD) are important for sea ice evolution but to date...
