Evaluation of a ship-based unoccupied aircraft system (UAS) for surveys of spotted and ribbon seals in the Bering Sea pack ice

• Published in: Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
• Main Authors: Moreland, Erin E., Cameron, Michael F., Angliss, Robyn P., Boveng, Peter L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2015
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Chukchi; Climate change; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2015-0012; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/juvs-2015-0012; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/juvs-2015-0012

The remote pack ice of the arctic and subarctic seas is challenging to access, yet extremely important to understand and monitor. The pack ice holds the key to understanding ecosystem responses to climate change and is vital habitat for many species including ice-associated seals. Unoccupied aircraf...