SURFACE MEASUREMENTS OF SNOW AND ICE FOR CORRELATION WITH AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS.

The seasonal extent of the earth's snow and ice cover can easily be determined by aircraft and satellite reconnaissance. However, determination of the depth and physical properties of the snow cover and the thickness of ice on lakes, rivers and along coastlines by these remote sensors is in an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bilello,Michael A.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*ICE
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE)
(*WEATHER FORECASTING
SNOW)
SURFACE PROPERTIES
MAPPING
THICKNESS
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
NETWORKS
RIVERS
LAKES
SEA ICE
CRACKS
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES
DETECTORS
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
CANADA
ALASKA
*REMOTE SENSING
TIROS 2 SATELLITE
Canada
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0689449
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0689449
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Summary:The seasonal extent of the earth's snow and ice cover can easily be determined by aircraft and satellite reconnaissance. However, determination of the depth and physical properties of the snow cover and the thickness of ice on lakes, rivers and along coastlines by these remote sensors is in an early stage of development. Correlation of the remote sensing data with actual surface conditions could be accomplished through use of an existing network of snow and ice stations located throughout North America. This network, comprising over 100 stations, is maintained by U.S. Army Terrestrial Sciences Center (USA TSC) in cooperation with other government agencies and accumulates the most extensive and reliable data for such correlation studies. (Author)

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