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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-105-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-105-2023
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Research article
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12 Jan 2023
Research article |
| 12 Jan 2023
| 12 Jan 2023
First results of Antarctic sea ice type retrieval from active and passive microwave remote sensing data
Christian Melsheimer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Gunnar Spreen
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Yufang Ye
School of Geospatial Engineering and Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China
Mohammed Shokr
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
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Latest update: 08 Jun 2025
Short summary
It is necessary to know the type of Antarctic sea ice present – first-year ice (grown in one season) or multiyear ice (survived one summer melt) – to understand and model its evolution, as the ice types behave and react differently. We have adapted and extended an existing method (originally for the Arctic), and now, for the first time, daily maps of Antarctic sea ice types can be derived from microwave satellite data. This will allow a new data set from 2002 well into the future to be built.
It is necessary to know the type of Antarctic sea ice present – first-year ice (grown in one...
