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<Entry_Title>Ice type maps for Hornsund, Svalbard, 10.2002-8.2025</Entry_Title>
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<Dataset_Creator>Swirad, Zuzanna M</Dataset_Creator>
<Dataset_Title>Ice type maps for Hornsund, Svalbard, 10.2002-8.2025</Dataset_Title>
<Dataset_Release_Date>2026-04-15</Dataset_Release_Date>
<Dataset_Publisher>PANGAEA</Dataset_Publisher>
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<Online_Resource>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993629</Online_Resource>
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<Role>Investigator</Role>
<First_Name>Zuzanna M</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Swirad</Last_Name>
<Email>zswirad@igf.edu.pl</Email>
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<Discipline_Name>Earth Science</Discipline_Name>
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<Keyword>Arctic</Keyword>
<Keyword>Cryosphere</Keyword>
<Keyword>Hornsund_fjord</Keyword>
<Keyword>remote sensing</Keyword>
<Keyword>SAR</Keyword>
<Keyword>Sea ice</Keyword>
<Keyword>Svalbard</Keyword>
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<Start_Date>2002-10-30</Start_Date>
<Stop_Date>2025-08-31</Stop_Date>
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<Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
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<Southernmost_Latitude>76.983</Southernmost_Latitude>
<Northernmost_Latitude>76.983</Northernmost_Latitude>
<Westernmost_Longitude>15.917</Westernmost_Longitude>
<Easternmost_Longitude>15.917</Easternmost_Longitude>
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<Use_Constraints>CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</Use_Constraints>
<Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
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<Data_Center_Name>
<Short_Name>PANGAEA</Short_Name>
<Long_Name>Data Publisher for Earth &amp; Environmental Science</Long_Name>
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<Data_Center_URL>https://www.pangaea.de/</Data_Center_URL>
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<Role>Data Center Contact</Role>
<First_Name>Michael</First_Name>
<Last_Name>Diepenbroek</Last_Name>
<Email>info@pangaea.de</Email>
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<Address>Leobener Str.</Address>
<City>Bremen</City>
<Province_or_State>Bremen</Province_or_State>
<Postal_Code>28359</Postal_Code>
<Country>Germany</Country>
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<Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
<Distribution_Size>4123 data points</Distribution_Size>
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<Reference>Papin, Vincent; Swirad, Zuzanna M; Johansson, A Malin; Malnes, Eirik (2025): Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Envisat ASAR (2002-2012) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.986427</Reference>
<Reference>Papin, Vincent; Swirad, Zuzanna M; Johansson, A Malin; Malnes, Eirik (2025): Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Sentinel-1A (2023-2025) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987853</Reference>
<Reference>Swirad, Zuzanna M; Johansson, A Malin; Malnes, Eirik (2023): Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Sentinel-1A/B (2014-2023) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963167</Reference>
<Reference>Swirad, Zuzanna M; Johansson, A Malin; Malnes, Eirik (2024): Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from RADARSAT-2 (2012-2016) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.969031</Reference>
<Reference>Swirad, Zuzanna M; Johansson, A Malin; Malnes, Eirik (2026): Distribution of landfast, drift and glacier ice in Hornsund, Svalbard. The Cryosphere, 20(1), 113-134, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-113-2026</Reference>
<Summary>The dataset contains 4123 maps of ice type distribution in Hornsund fjord at 50 m resolution for the period of 2002-10-30 to 2025-08-31. The maps are based on binary maps available in the PANGAEA repository: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.986427 (Papin et al., 2025a; Envisat ASAR 2002-2012) https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.969031 (Swirad et al., 2024; RADARSAT-2 2012-2016), https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.963167 (Swirad et al., 2023; Sentinel-1A/B 2014-2023), https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987853 (Papin et al., 2025b; Sentinel-1A 2023-2025). When two images occurred on the same day, RADARSAT-2 was prioritised over Envisat ASAR and Sentinel-1 because of its lower noise floor. The pixel values of the ice type maps indicate: 0 = open water, 1 = drift ice, 2 = landfast ice, 3 = glacier ice, 7 = uncertain, 8 = masked, 9 = landmask. Note that from 2023-07-01 spatial extent and cell alignment changed. ** For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993629"!</Summary>
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<URL>https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-113-2026</URL>
<Description>Distribution of landfast, drift and glacier ice in Hornsund, Svalbard</Description>
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<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.963167</URL>
<Description>Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Sentinel-1A/B (2014-2023)</Description>
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<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.969031</URL>
<Description>Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from RADARSAT-2 (2012-2016)</Description>
</Related_URL>
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<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.986427</URL>
<Description>Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Envisat ASAR (2002-2012)</Description>
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<URL>https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.987853</URL>
<Description>Ice distribution in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard from Sentinel-1A (2023-2025)</Description>
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<DIF_Creation_Date>2026-04-15</DIF_Creation_Date>
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