Articles | Volume 17, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2073-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2073-2023
Research article
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17 May 2023
Research article |  | 17 May 2023

Spatial characteristics of frazil streaks in the Terra Nova Bay Polynya from high-resolution visible satellite imagery

Katarzyna Bradtke and Agnieszka Herman

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The frazil streaks are one of the visible signs of complex interactions between the mixed-layer dynamics and the forming sea ice. Using high-resolution visible satellite imagery we characterize their spatial properties, relationship with the meteorological forcing, and role in modifying wind-wave growth in the Terra Nova Bay Polynya. We provide a simple statistical tool for estimating the extent and ice coverage of the region of high ice production under given wind speed and air temperature.