Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-895-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-895-2024
Research article
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27 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 27 Feb 2024

Extent, duration and timing of the sea ice cover in Hornsund, Svalbard, from 2014–2023

Zuzanna M. Swirad, A. Malin Johansson, and Eirik Malnes

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Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Sentinel-1A/B (2014-2023) Zuzanna M. Swirad et al. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.963167

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Short summary
We used satellite images to create sea ice maps of Hornsund fjord, Svalbard, for nine seasons and calculated the percentage of the fjord that was covered by ice. On average, sea ice was present in Hornsund for 158 d per year, but it varied from year to year. April was the "iciest'" month and 2019/2020, 2021/22 and 2014/15 were the "iciest'" seasons. Our data can be used to understand sea ice conditions compared with other fjords of Svalbard and in studies of wave modelling and coastal erosion.