Improving Multiyear Sea Ice Concentration Estimates with Sea Ice Drift

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 8; no. 5; p. 397
• Main Authors: Ye, Yufang, Shokr, Mohammed, Heygster, Georg, Spreen, Gunnar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Algorithms; Arctic sea ice; Arctic zone; Climatology; Drift; ECICE; ice concentration; Ice drift; Metamorphism; microwave remote sensing; Microwaves; multiyear ice; Remote sensing; Ridging; Sea ice; Snow; Wetness

Multiyear ice (MYI) concentration can be retrieved from passive or active microwave remote sensing observations. One of the algorithms that combines both observations is the Environmental Canada Ice Concentration Extractor (ECICE). However, factors such as ridging, snow wetness and metamorphism can...