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Reiser, Fabian; Willmes, Sascha; Hausmann, Ute; Heinemann, Günther (2019): Circum-Antarctic Sea-Ice Lead-Frequencies, 2003-2018 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.906767, Supplement to: Reiser, F et al. (2019): Predominant Sea Ice Fracture Zones Around Antarctica and Their Relation to Bathymetric Features. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(21), 12117-12124, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084624

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Abstract:
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.
Keyword(s):
Antarctic sea-ice leads; Bathymetry; MODIS; ocean currents; Tides
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -80.000000 * Median Longitude: -19.000000 * South-bound Latitude: -90.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -38.000000 * North-bound Latitude: -70.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 0.000000
Event(s):
pan-Antarctica * Latitude: -90.000000 * Longitude: 0.000000
Weddell_Sea * Latitude: -70.000000 * Longitude: -38.000000
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventReiser, Fabian
2File contentContentReiser, Fabian
3File nameFile nameReiser, Fabian
4File formatFile formatReiser, Fabian
5File sizeFile sizekByteReiser, Fabian
6Uniform resource locator/link to fileURL fileReiser, Fabian
Size:
15 data points

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