Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1063-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1063-2015
Research article
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21 May 2015
Research article |  | 21 May 2015

Thin-ice dynamics and ice production in the Storfjorden polynya for winter seasons 2002/2003–2013/2014 using MODIS thermal infrared imagery

A. Preußer, S. Willmes, G. Heinemann, and S. Paul

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The Storfjorden polynya (Svalbard) forms regularly under the influence of strong north-easterly winds. In this study, spatial and temporal characteristics for the period 2002/03-2013/14 were inferred from daily calculated thin-ice thickness distributions, based on MODIS ice surface temperatures and ERA-interim reanalysis. With an estimated average ice production of 28.3km³/winter, this polynya system is of particular interest regarding its potential contribution to deep water formation.