Detection of Melt Ponds on Arctic Sea Ice with Optical Satellite Data

• Main Author: Rösel, Anja (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 25
• Subjects: Law.; Oceanography.; Physical geography.; Remote sensing.; Geophysics.; Law of the sea.; International law.; Climate change.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; Earth System Sciences.; Climate Change.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

The Arctic sea ice is characterized by profound changes caused by surface melting processes and the formation of melt ponds in summer. Melt ponds contribute to the ice-albedo feedback as they reduce the surface albedo of sea ice, and hence accelerate the decay of Arctic sea ice. To quantify the melt...