Description of the monthly sea ice production data set in the Southern Ocean. 
(AMSR-E version)

The heat flux and sea ice production analysis is calculated daily on 
the polar stereographic grid with a spatial resolution of 6.25 km 
and 0.05 deg. latitude - 0.1 longitude grid.

The analysis uses AMSR-E data and ERA-Interim data with a spatial resolution
of 0.5 deg. x 0.5 deg..

The algorithm of AMSR-E thin ice thickness and the mapping of sea ice production 
is described in
Nihashi, S. and K.I. Ohshima, 2015: Circumpolar mapping of Antarctic coastal 
polynyas and landfast sea ice: relationship and variability. 
Journal of Climate, 28, 3650-3670, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00369. 

When you will use these data set in your paper, please be sure to
refer Nihashi and Ohshima (2015).

In this web site, the sea ice production analysis is available 
in individual yearly files of individual monthly data products.

For further information on the data set, please contact:

Sohey Nihashi
-------------------
E-mail: sohey@tomakomai-ct.ac.jp
Phone/FAX:  +81-144-67-8007

Postal Address:
Tomakomai National College of Technology
443 Nishikioka, Tomakomai 059-1275, Japan


Kay I. Ohshima
---------------
E-mail: ohshima@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
Phone: +81-11-706-5481
FAX: +81-11-706-7362

Postal Address:
Institute of Low Temperature Science,
Hokkaido University,
Kita-19, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, 
Sapporo 060-0819, Japan

UPDATED: 27 March 2017