Articles | Volume 13, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3261-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3261-2019
Research article
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10 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2019

Satellite passive microwave sea-ice concentration data set intercomparison: closed ice and ship-based observations

Stefan Kern, Thomas Lavergne, Dirk Notz, Leif Toudal Pedersen, Rasmus Tage Tonboe, Roberto Saldo, and Atle MacDonald Sørensen

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A systematic evaluation of 10 global satellite data products of the polar sea-ice area is performed. Inter-product differences in evaluation results call for careful consideration of data product limitations when performing sea-ice area trend analyses and for further mitigation of the effects of sensor changes. We open a discussion about evaluation strategies for such data products near-0 % and near-100 % sea-ice concentration, e.g. with the aim to improve high-concentration evaluation accuracy.