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DOI	10.5194/tc-10-3021-2016
	Circumpolar polynya regions and ice production in the Arctic: Results from MODIS thermal infrared imagery from 2002/2003 to 2014/2015 with a regional focus on the Laptev Sea
	Preußer A.; Heinemann G.; Willmes S.; Paul S.
发表日期	2016
ISSN	19940416
卷号	10 期号:6
英文摘要	High-resolution MODIS thermal infrared satellite data are used to infer spatial and temporal characteristics of 17 prominent coastal polynya regions over the entire Arctic basin. Thin-ice thickness (TIT) distributions (≤ 20cm) are calculated from MODIS ice-surface temperatures, combined with ECMWF ERA-Interim atmospheric reanalysis data in an energy balance model for 13 winter seasons (2002/2003 to 2014/2015; November to March). From all available MODIS swath data, daily thin-ice thickness composites are computed in order to derive quantities such as polynya area and total thermodynamic (i.e., potential) ice production. A gap-filling approach is applied to account for cloud and data gaps in the MODIS composites. All polynya regions combined cover an average thin-ice area of 226.6 ± 36.1 × 103km2 in winter. This allows for an average total winter-accumulated ice production of about 1811 ± 293km3, whereby the Kara Sea region, the North Water polynya (both 15%), polynyas on the western side of Novaya Zemlya (20%), as well as scattered smaller polynyas in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (all combined 12%) are the main contributors. Other well-known sites of polynya formation (Laptev Sea, Chukchi Sea) show smaller contributions and range between 2 and 5%. We notice distinct differences to earlier studies on pan-Arctic polynya characteristics, originating in some part from the use of high-resolution MODIS data, as the capability to resolve small-scale (> 2km) polynyas and also large leads are increased. Despite the short record of 13 winter seasons, positive trends in ice production are detected for several regions of the eastern Arctic (most significantly in the Laptev Sea region with an increase of 6.8km3yrĝ1) and the North Water polynya, while other polynyas in the western Arctic show a more pronounced variability with varying trends. We emphasize the role of the Laptev Sea polynyas as being a major influence on Transpolar Drift characteristics through a distinct relation between increasing ice production and ice area export. Overall, our study presents a spatially highly accurate characterization of circumpolar polynya dynamics and ice production, which should be valuable for future modeling efforts of atmosphere-ice-ocean interactions in the Arctic. © 2016 Author(s).
学科领域	atmosphere-ice-ocean system; cloud; energy balance; ice field; ice thickness; ice-ocean interaction; infrared imagery; MODIS; polynya; satellite data; spatiotemporal analysis; Arctic Ocean; Arkhangelsk [Russian Federation]; Canada; Canadian Arctic; Chukchi Sea; Kara Sea; Laptev Sea; Novaya Zemlya; Russian Federation
语种	英语
scopus关键词	atmosphere-ice-ocean system; cloud; energy balance; ice field; ice thickness; ice-ocean interaction; infrared imagery; MODIS; polynya; satellite data; spatiotemporal analysis; Arctic Ocean; Arkhangelsk [Russian Federation]; Canada; Canadian Arctic; Chukchi Sea; Kara Sea; Laptev Sea; Novaya Zemlya; Russian Federation
来源期刊	Cryosphere
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/119529
作者单位	Department of Environmental Meteorology, Fac. of Regional and Environmental Sciences, University of Trier, Behringstr. 21, Trier, 54296, Germany; Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, Bremerhaven, 27570, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Preußer A.,Heinemann G.,Willmes S.,et al. Circumpolar polynya regions and ice production in the Arctic: Results from MODIS thermal infrared imagery from 2002/2003 to 2014/2015 with a regional focus on the Laptev Sea[J],2016,10(6).
APA	Preußer A.,Heinemann G.,Willmes S.,&Paul S..(2016).Circumpolar polynya regions and ice production in the Arctic: Results from MODIS thermal infrared imagery from 2002/2003 to 2014/2015 with a regional focus on the Laptev Sea.Cryosphere,10(6).
MLA	Preußer A.,et al."Circumpolar polynya regions and ice production in the Arctic: Results from MODIS thermal infrared imagery from 2002/2003 to 2014/2015 with a regional focus on the Laptev Sea".Cryosphere 10.6(2016).