Circum-Antarctic Sea-Ice Lead-Frequencies, 2003-2018

The dataset shows the relative lead frequencies around Antarctica for the months April-September, 2003-2018. The dataset is based on the MOD/MYD 29 Ice Surface Temperatures (NSIDC, Riggs and Hall (2015), see doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD29.006 and doi:10.5067/MODIS/MOD29.006). By applying the algorithms introduced by Willmes and Heinemann (2015, doi:10.3189/2015AoG69A615; 2016, doi:10.3390/rs8010004) leads are identified in the swaths and subsquently combined to daily composites. Only clear-sky pixels are regarded. For the Weddell-Sea model results from a coupled ocean/sea-ice model (NEMO-LIM 3.6) are compared with the lead frequencies to further study the interaction of sea ice and the ocean. For further reading see Reiser et al. (2019): Predominant sea-ice fracture zones around Antarctica and their relation to bathymetric features.

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Reiser, Fabian, Willmes, Sascha, Hausmann, Ute, Heinemann, Günther (2019). Dataset: Circum-Antarctic Sea-Ice Lead-Frequencies, 2003-2018. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.906767

DOI retrieved: 2019

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Imported on November 30, 2024
Last update November 30, 2024
License CC-BY-4.0
Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.906767
Author Reiser, Fabian
Given Name Fabian
Family Name Reiser
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Willmes, Sascha
Hausmann, Ute
Heinemann, Günther
Source Creation 2019
Publication Year 2019
Resource Type text/tab-separated-values - filename: Reiser-etal_2019
Subject Areas
Name: Lithosphere

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Title: Predominant Sea Ice Fracture Zones Around Antarctica and Their Relation to Bathymetric Features
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084624
Type: DOI
Relation: IsSupplementTo
Year: 2019
Source: Geophysical Research Letters
Authors: Reiser Fabian , Willmes Sascha , Hausmann Ute , Heinemann Günther .