USE OF SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHS TO SUPPLEMENT AERIAL ICE INFORMATION.

Although the primary source of U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office ice information is aircraft reconnaissance, satellites are becoming increasingly important. The advantages and disadvantages of utilizing aircraft and satellites to observe ice are compared to determine the relative value of the informat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Potocsky, Gabriel J.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Unmanned Spacecraft
*SEA ICE
*ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
DISTRIBUTION
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
PHOTOGRAPHS
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
RELIABILITY
PREDICTIONS
STRAITS
BAFFIN ISLAND
BAYS
GREENLAND
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ESSA 3 SATELLITE
ESSA 5 SATELLITE
REMOTE AREAS
Antarctic
Baffin Island
Greenland
Antarc*
Baffin
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0841987
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0841987
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Summary:Although the primary source of U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office ice information is aircraft reconnaissance, satellites are becoming increasingly important. The advantages and disadvantages of utilizing aircraft and satellites to observe ice are compared to determine the relative value of the information. Satellites serve as a valuable supplement to aircraft reconnaissance by indicating boundaries, large water openings, and general concentrations. In addition, satellites are capable of providing extensive areal coverage, including remote areas where aircraft reconnaissance is not available. The reliability of interpretation of satellite ice reconnaissance is discussed. The importance of satellites as ice observing platforms will increase with improved satellite technology. (Author)

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