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Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1595-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1595-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
Research article
 | 
26 May 2020
Research article |  | 26 May 2020

Combining TerraSAR-X and time-lapse photography for seasonal sea ice monitoring: the case of Deception Bay, Nunavik

Sophie Dufour-Beauséjour, Anna Wendleder, Yves Gauthier, Monique Bernier, Jimmy Poulin, Véronique Gilbert, Juupi Tuniq, Amélie Rouleau, and Achim Roth

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1595-2020-supplement

Data sets

(Movie S1--S6) Freeze-up and break-up observations in Nunavik's Deception Bay from TerraSAR-X and time-lapse photography S. Dufour-Beauséjour, A. Wendleder, Y. Gauthier, M. Bernier, J. Poulin, V. Gilbert, J. Tuniq, and A. Rouleau https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.904960

Video supplement

(Movie S1--S6) Freeze-up and break-up observations in Nunavik's Deception Bay from TerraSAR-X and time-lapse photography S. Dufour-Beauséjour, A. Wendleder, Y. Gauthier, M. Bernier, J. Poulin, V. Gilbert, J. Tuniq, and A. Rouleau https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.904960

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Short summary
Inuit have reported greater variability in seasonal sea ice conditions. For Deception Bay (Nunavik), an area prized for seal and caribou hunting, an increase in snow precipitation and a shorter snow cover period is expected in the near future. In this context, and considering ice-breaking transport in the fjord by mining companies, we combined satellite images and time-lapse photography to monitor sea ice in the area between 2015 and 2018.
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