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ISSN 2070-7401 (Print), ISSN 2411-0280 (Online)
Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2015, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 101-112

Mesoscale polar lows over the Eastern Arctic Sector according to multisensor satellite remote sensing

I.A. Gurvich1 , E.V. Zabolotskikh2 
1 V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russia
2 Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
The mesoscale cyclonic activity over the eastern Arctic seas is analyzed using multisensor satellite remote sensing data, synoptic maps of surface analysis, baric topography and reanalysis data. Statistical estimates are obtained for mesocyclones of August–October 2012–2013, identified on Aqua and Terra MODIS and NOAA AVHRR visible and infrared images. Quantitative estimates of the oceanic and atmospheric parameters are obtained from satellite passive microwave measurements using original algorithms. A comprehensive analysis of multisensory satellite data and contiguous information is used detect the new areas of mesocyclone occurrence and spread in association with the warming Arctic climate and reduced ice cover. Preliminary statistical estimates of mesocyclone dominant size, structure and form of the cloud system are obtained. A detailed analysis of several case studies revealed the regional conditions of their forming and development, and differences from the general laws governing mesocyclone features in the traditional areas of their development. Further investigation is very important due to intensification of the use of the Russian Arctic seas, and the danger of intense mesocyclones to shipping and coastal national economic activity in this region.
Keywords: mesocyclones, eastern Arctic, multisensor satellite remote sensing, water vapor, cloud liquid water, sea surface wind
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