Survey of Iceberg Sensing by Satellite Imagery. Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis for Selected International Ice Patrol Mission Alternatives. Annex I.

This report is Interim Report Volume 9 for the Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis for Ice Patrol Mission Analysis Study. The International Ice Patrol has effectively used airborne surveillance, both visual and radar based, to detect, identify, and classify icebergs. With advancing satellite...

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Main Authors: Armacost, Robert L., Super, Albert D.
Other Authors: EER SYSTEMS CORP VIENNA VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
Unmanned Spacecraft
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*PATROLLING
*SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR
*ICEBERGS
*SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
IMAGE PROCESSING
POLAR REGIONS
OPTIMIZATION
COST EFFECTIVENESS
OCEAN SURFACE
RESOLUTION
RADAR IMAGES
OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
INFRARED IMAGES
DATA ACQUISITION
INFRARED DETECTORS
SEA STATES
REMOTE DETECTION
SEA ICE
SIDE LOOKING RADAR
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY
ICE REPORTING
VISUAL DETECTION
REMOTE SENSING
SATELLITE IMAGERY
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA300148
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA300148
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Summary:This report is Interim Report Volume 9 for the Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis for Ice Patrol Mission Analysis Study. The International Ice Patrol has effectively used airborne surveillance, both visual and radar based, to detect, identify, and classify icebergs. With advancing satellite technology, there is the expectation that some satellite resources are or will become available that will provide a frequent, reliable look at the IIP area and be able to detect icebergs, thereby obviating the need for costly airborne surveillance. The survey of satellite platforms that would offer potential assistance in this report all led to the potential for RADARSAT as being the best candidate. The ICEC evaluation to date indicates that RADARSAT will not be useful except for detection of large icebergs. That capability has potential use for IIP for early detection of upstream icebergs. The IPAP image enhancement process developed by SAIC may yield better detection probabilities. (AN) ADA300144 ADA300145 ADA300146 ADA300147 ADA300149 ADA300150 ADA300151 ADA300152 ADA300153 ADA300154 ADA300155 ADA300156 ADA300157

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