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From above and standing atop- two views of Norwegian fjord ice

Abstract

In O’Sadnick et al. (2020), estimations of ice extent along the coast of Norway since 2001 determined from MODIS imagery are presented. From our findings, it is evident that the amount of ice in one fjord over time often varies and shows little consistency leading to the next question of ‘Why’? The study continues to relate freezing degree days, rainfall plus snowmelt, and snowfall to values of ice area to determine if significant correlations exist when fjords are grouped into regions. Six out of the ten regions were significantly postiviely correlated to freezing degree days (p < 0.05). Ice area in two regions was positively correlated to daily new snowfall, and in one region negatively correlated to rainfall plus snowmelt. Please see the publication for further description of methods and findings.
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Category

Conference poster

Language

English

Author(s)

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Narvik
  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Institute of Marine Research

Presented at

CIRFA Annual Conference

Place

Online

Date

12.10.2020 - 14.10.2020

Organizer

CIRFA

Year

2020

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