A lead-width distribution for Antarctic sea ice: a case study for the Weddell Sea with high-resolution Sentinel-2 images

<p>Using Copernicus Sentinel-2 images we derive a statistical lead-width distribution for the Weddell Sea. While previous work focused on the Arctic, this is the first lead-width distribution for Antarctic sea ice. Previous studies suggest that the lead-width distribution follows a power law w...

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Main Authors: M. Muchow, A. U. Schmitt, L. Kaleschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-09-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4527/2021/tc-15-4527-2021.pdf