Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-149-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-149-2016
Research article
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19 Jan 2016
Research article |  | 19 Jan 2016

Sea ice cover in Isfjorden and Hornsund, Svalbard (2000–2014) from remote sensing data

S. Muckenhuber, F. Nilsen, A. Korosov, and S. Sandven

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AR by Stefan Muckenhuber on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2015)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Nov 2015) by Marco Tedesco
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Nov 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Nov 2015)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (23 Nov 2015) by Marco Tedesco
AR by Stefan Muckenhuber on behalf of the Authors (03 Dec 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (24 Dec 2015) by Marco Tedesco
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Short summary
Sea ice conditions in two fjords of Spitsbergen (Isfjorden, Hornsund) have been investigated between 2000-2014 using manual interpretation of 16555 satellite images. The result is two time series dividing the fjord area into "fast ice", "drift ice", and "open water". A significant reduction of fast ice coverage has been found comparing the time periods 2000-2005 and 2006-2014. A new concept, called "days of fast ice coverage" (DFI), is introduced for quantification of fast ice cover.