Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems are one of the best resources to gather information in polar environments, but the detection and monitoring of sea ice types and icebergs using them is still a challenge. Limitations using single-frequency images in sea ice characterization are well known, and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:802d31ba63fe466080dcfe1c4c59fd41 2023-10-29T02:32:28+01:00 Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection Constanza S. Salvó Ludmila Gomez Saez Julieta C. Arce 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1255425 https://doaj.org/article/802d31ba63fe466080dcfe1c4c59fd41 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1255425/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745 2296-7745 doi:10.3389/fmars.2023.1255425 https://doaj.org/article/802d31ba63fe466080dcfe1c4c59fd41 Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 10 (2023) SAOCOM L-band Sentinel-1 C-band COSMO-SkyMed X-band Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1255425 2023-10-01T00:36:10Z Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems are one of the best resources to gather information in polar environments, but the detection and monitoring of sea ice types and icebergs using them is still a challenge. Limitations using single-frequency images in sea ice characterization are well known, and using different SAR bands has been revealed to be useful. In this paper, we present the quantitative results of an intercomparison experiment conducted by the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service (SHN) using X-, C-, and L-bands from COSMO-SkyMed, Sentinel-1, and SAOCOM satellites, respectively. The aim of the experiment was to evaluate SAOCOM for its use on SHN products. There were 25 images with different SAR parameters that were analyzed, incorporating the diversity in the information that everyday Ice Services attend to. Particularly, iceberg detections, fast first-year ice, and belts and strips were studied in the Antarctic Sound, the surroundings of Marambio Island, and Erebus and Terror Gulf. The results show that the HV polarization channel of the L-band provides useful information for iceberg detection and fast first-year ice surface feature recognition and is a promising frequency for the study of strip identification under windy sea conditions and snow accumulation on first-year ice. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Iceberg* Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Frontiers in Marine Science 10 |
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Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems are one of the best resources to gather information in polar environments, but the detection and monitoring of sea ice types and icebergs using them is still a challenge. Limitations using single-frequency images in sea ice characterization are well known, and using different SAR bands has been revealed to be useful. In this paper, we present the quantitative results of an intercomparison experiment conducted by the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service (SHN) using X-, C-, and L-bands from COSMO-SkyMed, Sentinel-1, and SAOCOM satellites, respectively. The aim of the experiment was to evaluate SAOCOM for its use on SHN products. There were 25 images with different SAR parameters that were analyzed, incorporating the diversity in the information that everyday Ice Services attend to. Particularly, iceberg detections, fast first-year ice, and belts and strips were studied in the Antarctic Sound, the surroundings of Marambio Island, and Erebus and Terror Gulf. The results show that the HV polarization channel of the L-band provides useful information for iceberg detection and fast first-year ice surface feature recognition and is a promising frequency for the study of strip identification under windy sea conditions and snow accumulation on first-year ice. |
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Constanza S. Salvó Ludmila Gomez Saez Julieta C. Arce |
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Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection |
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Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection |
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Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection |
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Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection |
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Multi-band SAR intercomparison study in the Antarctic Peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection |
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multi-band sar intercomparison study in the antarctic peninsula for sea ice and iceberg detection |
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