Giant ice rings in southern Baikal: multi-satellite data help to study ice cover dynamics and eddies under ice

• Published in: The cryosphere Vol. 15; no. 9; pp. 4501 - 4516
• Main Authors: Kouraev, Alexei V., Zakharova, Elena A., Kostianoy, Andrey G., Shimaraev, Mikhail N., Desinov, Lev V., Petrov, Evgeny A., Hall, Nicholas M. J., Rémy, Frédérique, Suknev, Andrey Ya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 24.09.2021; Copernicus; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Altimetry; Atmospheric forcing; Biology; Climate change; Colour; Dynamics; Eddies; Eddy currents; Heat; Heat exchange; Heat flux; Heat transfer; Human influences; Ice; Ice cover; International Space Station; Lakes; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Meteorological data; MODIS; Radar altimetry; Radar data; Remote sensing; SAR (radar); Satellite data; Satellite imagery; Satellite photography; Satellites; Sciences of the Universe; Space stations; Spaceborne remote sensing; Temporal variations; Water infiltration; Water temperature; Russia; Lake Baikal

Ice cover on lakes is subject to atmospheric forcing from above and the influence of water dynamics and heat flux from below. One characteristic example of these influences in some large lakes, such as Lake Baikal in Russia, are the giant ice rings and the associated eddies under the ice cover. In A...