SEA-ICE FIELDS AND ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA IN EURASIATIC ARCTIC SEAS ASSEEN FROM THE NOAA-12 SATELLITE

The image presented in this study is a mosaic showing the Barents and Kara seas area. It was processed from 1.1 km resolution NOAA-12 AVHRR data, acquired in the near-infrared band, on 17 June, 1994, 8h30 GMT a nd 19 June, 1994, 8h10 GMT. With the exception of the western and sout hern part of the Barents sea, all the area is cloud-free. Such an even t is relatively seldom and enables us to observe diverse surface ocean ic features, such as the sea ice distribution, the location of polynya s and the influence of warm waters, remnants of the North Atlantic Dri ft, on the ice held. The two days lag between the scenes allows us to observe the drifting of ice hoes, influenced by winds and currents, es pecially in the southern part of Franz Josef Land archipelago. Atmosph eric lee-waves are observed at Hopen Island and westward of Bear Islan d.