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Sovremennye Problemy Distantsionnogo Zondirovaniya Zemli iz Kosmosa

ISSN:2070-7401
eSSN:2411-0280

2022

10.21046/2070-7401-2022-19-4-280-290

The paper presents the results of the analysis of short-period internal waves (SIWs) in the Laptev Sea obtained during processing of Sentinel-1A/B satellite imagery for the summer-autumn period of 2020. Based on the analysis of 728 radar images, 1659 surface manifestations of SIWs were identified, maps of the SIW probability and their main spatial characteristics were plotted. Most of the SIW manifestations were recorded at the end of the summer-autumn period, which could be associated with both more pronounced vertical stratification and a larger ice-free area. It is shown that the most intense SIW generation in the Laptev Sea occurs at the shelf break region north of the New Siberian Islands and at the exit from the Khatanga Bay. These areas are characterized by intense tidal currents, and the highest values of barotropic tidal energy density and its dissipation rate. Comparison of the results of observations for 2011 and 2020 showed that the main areas of concentration of SIW manifestations are similar, but have become much wider. A number of new areas of stable SIW generation have been identified in the Vilkitsky Strait and on the southeastern shelf of the Kara Sea, to the west of Kotelny Island, above deep water in the southeastern part of the Amundsen Basin, as well as to the north of Novaya Sibir Island. As a result of satellite data processing for 2020, an order of magnitude more SIW manifestations were identified compared to 2011, which confirms the effectiveness of using satellite SAR data to identify new regions of SIW formation and assess their impact on the Arctic climate. © 2022 Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Arctic Ocean, Laptev Sea, satellite radar images, short-period internal waves, tidal currents

2022-10-20 11:27:30