Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-809-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-809-2023
Research article
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17 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 17 Feb 2023

Monitoring Arctic thin ice: a comparison between CryoSat-2 SAR altimetry data and MODIS thermal-infrared imagery

Felix L. Müller, Stephan Paul, Stefan Hendricks, and Denise Dettmering

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2022-98', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jul 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Felix L. Müller, 20 Oct 2022
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC1', Felix L. Müller, 20 Oct 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2022-98', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Sep 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Felix L. Müller, 20 Oct 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Felix L. Müller, 20 Oct 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (31 Oct 2022) by David Schroeder
AR by Felix L. Müller on behalf of the Authors (07 Nov 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Nov 2022) by David Schroeder
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Nov 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Dec 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Dec 2022) by David Schroeder
AR by Felix L. Müller on behalf of the Authors (16 Jan 2023)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (22 Jan 2023) by David Schroeder
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Short summary
Thinning sea ice has significant impacts on the energy exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean. In this study we present visual and quantitative comparisons of thin-ice detections obtained from classified Cryosat-2 radar reflections and thin-ice-thickness estimates derived from MODIS thermal-infrared imagery. In addition to good comparability, the results of the study indicate the potential for a deeper understanding of sea ice in the polar seas and improved processing of altimeter data.