Open Access Data in Polar and Cryospheric Remote Sensing
This paper aims to introduce the main types and sources of remotely sensed data that are freely available and have cryospheric applications. We describe aerial and satellite photography, satellite-borne visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, passive microwave...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4c48d7f4ab604a208c859f4f1b070097 2023-05-15T13:49:38+02:00 Open Access Data in Polar and Cryospheric Remote Sensing Allen Pope W. Gareth Rees Adrian J. Fox Andrew Fleming 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6076183 https://doaj.org/article/4c48d7f4ab604a208c859f4f1b070097 EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/7/6183 https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292 2072-4292 doi:10.3390/rs6076183 https://doaj.org/article/4c48d7f4ab604a208c859f4f1b070097 Remote Sensing, Vol 6, Iss 7, Pp 6183-6220 (2014) polar Arctic Antarctic cryosphere glaciers permafrost snow sea ice data open access multispectral SAR passive microwave airphot scatterometry DEMs software Science Q article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6076183 2022-12-31T16:27:50Z This paper aims to introduce the main types and sources of remotely sensed data that are freely available and have cryospheric applications. We describe aerial and satellite photography, satellite-borne visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, passive microwave imagers and active microwave scatterometers. We consider the availability and practical utility of archival data, dating back in some cases to the 1920s for aerial photography and the 1960s for satellite imagery, the data that are being collected today and the prospects for future data collection; in all cases, with a focus on data that are openly accessible. Derived data products are increasingly available, and we give examples of such products of particular value in polar and cryospheric research. We also discuss the availability and applicability of free and, where possible, open-source software tools for reading and processing remotely sensed data. The paper concludes with a discussion of open data access within polar and cryospheric sciences, considering trends in data discoverability, access, sharing and use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Ice permafrost Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Arctic Remote Sensing 6 7 6183 6220 |
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This paper aims to introduce the main types and sources of remotely sensed data that are freely available and have cryospheric applications. We describe aerial and satellite photography, satellite-borne visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, passive microwave imagers and active microwave scatterometers. We consider the availability and practical utility of archival data, dating back in some cases to the 1920s for aerial photography and the 1960s for satellite imagery, the data that are being collected today and the prospects for future data collection; in all cases, with a focus on data that are openly accessible. Derived data products are increasingly available, and we give examples of such products of particular value in polar and cryospheric research. We also discuss the availability and applicability of free and, where possible, open-source software tools for reading and processing remotely sensed data. The paper concludes with a discussion of open data access within polar and cryospheric sciences, considering trends in data discoverability, access, sharing and use. |
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Open Access Data in Polar and Cryospheric Remote Sensing |
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