Eirik Malnes

Impact of meteorological and oceanographic conditions on the state of sea ice in Hornsund, Svalbard over 23 years

Abstract. Sea ice in fjords affects local hydrography, ecosystems, glacier stability and coastal erosion. The full archive of historical SAR imagery at ∼50 m resolution (Envisat ASAR, RADARSAT-2 and Sentinel-1) capturing the Hornsund fjord, Svalbard was used to create an unpreced...