Daily ice production and polynya area in the Laptev Sea region during 1979-2009

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Auteurs principaux: Willmes, Sascha, Adams, Susanne, Schröder, David, Heinemann, Günther
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author Willmes, Sascha
Adams, Susanne
Schröder, David
Heinemann, Günther
author_facet Willmes, Sascha
Adams, Susanne
Schröder, David
Heinemann, Günther
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Polynyas in the Laptev Sea are examined with respect to recurrence and interannual wintertime ice production.We use a polynya classification method based on passive microwave satellite data to derive daily polynya area from long-term sea-ice concentrations. This provides insight into the spatial and temporal variability of open-water and thin-ice regions on the Laptev Sea Shelf. Using thermal infrared satellite data to derive an empirical thin-ice distribution within the thickness range from 0 to 20 cm, we calculate daily average surface heat loss and the resulting wintertime ice formation within the Laptev Sea polynyas between 1979 and 2008 using reanalysis data supplied by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, USA, as atmospheric forcing. Results indicate that previous studies significantly overestimate the contribution of polynyas to the ice production in the Laptev Sea. Average wintertime ice production in polynyas amounts to approximately 55 km3 ± 27% and is mostly determined by the polynya area, wind speed and associated large-scale circulation patterns. No trend in ice production could be detected in the period from 1979/80 to 2007/08.
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spellingShingle Daily ice production and polynya area in the Laptev Sea region during 1979-2009
Willmes, Sascha
Adams, Susanne
Schröder, David
Heinemann, Günther
Laptev Sea Coast, Russia; LaptevSeaReg
Polynyas in the Laptev Sea are examined with respect to recurrence and interannual wintertime ice production.We use a polynya classification method based on passive microwave satellite data to derive daily polynya area from long-term sea-ice concentrations. This provides insight into the spatial and temporal variability of open-water and thin-ice regions on the Laptev Sea Shelf. Using thermal infrared satellite data to derive an empirical thin-ice distribution within the thickness range from 0 to 20 cm, we calculate daily average surface heat loss and the resulting wintertime ice formation within the Laptev Sea polynyas between 1979 and 2008 using reanalysis data supplied by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, USA, as atmospheric forcing. Results indicate that previous studies significantly overestimate the contribution of polynyas to the ice production in the Laptev Sea. Average wintertime ice production in polynyas amounts to approximately 55 km3 ± 27% and is mostly determined by the polynya area, wind speed and associated large-scale circulation patterns. No trend in ice production could be detected in the period from 1979/80 to 2007/08.
title Daily ice production and polynya area in the Laptev Sea region during 1979-2009
topic Laptev Sea Coast, Russia; LaptevSeaReg
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.793230