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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2017, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 195-208

Spatial and temporal variability of the Barents Sea ice retrieved from satellite passive microwave radiometer data

E.V. Zabolotskikh 1 , A.G. Myasoedov 1 
1 Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Accepted: 21.06.2017
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2017-14-5-195-208
The results of the analysis of spatial and temporal variability of sea ice in the Barents Sea from satellite passive microwave radiometer data of low and medium resolution are discussed in this paper. The sea ice area and sea ice extent decrease trends are obtained for the period of 37 years. The sea ice dynamics in the Barents Sea in the winter of 2016–2017 is analyzed. It is shown that for the early years, high sea ice concentration is observed in the sea for the whole season whereas for the past years, open sea ice edge is observed in the north. The analysis of the Barents Sea ice in the winter of 2016–2017 has shown that the minimum sea ice area was lasting during the whole October. The sea ice cover started to grow steadily only in January. The reasons for such untypical dynamics relate to wind regime, atmospheric and oceanic circulation, extratropical cyclone activity in the current and previous periods. Additional research is needed to reveal the importance of each of the factors.
Keywords: sea ice, Barents Sea, satellite passive microwave radiometer data, spatial and temporal variability
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