Satellite Multisensor Data Techniques for Sea Ice Mapping.

• Main Authors: Gineris, Denise J., May, Douglas A., Hawkins, Jeffrey D.
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: Cartography and Aerial Photography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Infrared Detection and Detectors; Miscellaneous Detection and Detectors; *INFRARED DETECTION; *RADAR; *MAPPING; *SEA ICE; POLAR REGIONS; WEATHER; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL IMAGES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; HIGH RESOLUTION; BRIGHTNESS; ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES; VISIBLE SPECTRA; NAVAL OPERATIONS; RADIOMETERS; AMBIENT NOISE; MULTISENSORS; REMOTE DETECTION; GREENLAND SEA; AVHRR(ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER); SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPN-19950111131; PE63207N; WUDN258025; Greenland; Greenland Sea; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA289729; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA289729

Operational sea ice mapping capabilities utilizing ground truth data are extremely limited due to the remote proximity and harsh environment of the polar regions. Satellite remote sensing offers a sufficient quantity of accurate, high resolution environmental parameters that satisfy many ice mapping requirements. This study explores the application of multiple satellite sensor data combination techniques for sea ice analysis. Sea ice information from visible, infrared, passive microwave, and active radar sensors are examined and open water from other ice types in all regions. (MM)