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First Landsat multi-spectral scanner images of the Canadian Arctic north of 80°N

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Martin O. Jeffries ,
Greta J. Reynolds  and
John M. Miller
Martin O. Jeffries
Affiliation:
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-0800, USA
Greta J. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-0800, USA
John M. Miller
Affiliation:
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-0800, USA
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Abstract

Landsat images of northern Axel Heiberg Island and northern Ellesmere Island, including part of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve in the Canadian high Arctic, are presented. These are believed to be the first Landsat images ever to be obtained of this region, which is north of latitude 80°N and once thought to be beyond the meaningful imaging range of Landsat. A general description of glaciological phenomena in the almost cloud-free images, and some of the attributes of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve, demonstrates some of the features and processes that can be imaged by Landsat in the region. New findings concerning the state and position of the front of the surge-type Otto Glacier, icebergs in Otto Fiord, and the extent and surface morphology of the Nansen Ice Plug indicate the capabilities of Landsat to contribute to original glaciological research in the region.

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Polar Record , Volume 28 , Issue 164 , January 1992 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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