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Science 24 April 1987:
Vol. 236. no. 4800, pp. 429 - 431
DOI: 10.1126/science.236.4800.429
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Remote Sensing of the Fram Strait Marginal Ice Zone

R. A. SHUCHMAN 1, B. A. BURNS 1, O. M. JOHANNESSEN 2, E. G. JOSBERGER 3, W. J. CAMPBELL 3, T. O. MANLEY 4, and N. LANNELONGUE 5

1 Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48107.
2 Geophysical Institute-Nansen Ocean and Remote Sensing Center, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
3 U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA 98416.
4 Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964.
5 Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Toulouse, France.

Sequential remote sensing images of the Fram Strait marginal ice zone played a key role in elucidating the complex interactions of the atmosphere, ocean, and sea ice. Analysis of a subset of these images covering a 1-week period provided quantitative data on the mesoscale ice morphology, including ice edge positions, ice concentrations, floe size distribution, and ice kinematics. The analysis showed that, under light to moderate wind conditions, the morphology of the marginal ice zone reflects the underlying ocean circulation. High-resolution radar observations showed the location and size of ocean eddies near the ice edge. Ice kinematics from sequential radar images revealed an ocean eddy beneath the interior pack ice that was verified by in situ oceanographic measurements.

Submitted on May 19, 1986
Accepted on January 21, 1987


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Mesoscale Oceanographic Processes Beneath the Ice of Fram Strait.
T. O. MANLEY, K. L. HUNKINS, J. Z. VILLANUEVA, J. VAN LEER, J. C. GASCARD, and P. F. JEANNIN (1987)
Science 236, 432-434
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