Evaluation of Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Sea-Ice Products

Existing SSM/I algorithms are imperfect at mapping total and partial ice concentrations. This paper reviews recent findings based on comparisons of sea-ice products against other satellite data and U.S. National Ice Center (NIC) ice charts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Partington, Kim, Bertoia, Cheryl
Other Authors:	NAVAL ICE CENTER WASHINGTON DC
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	1996
Subjects:	Snow Ice and Permafrost Numerical Mathematics ALGORITHMS SEA ICE MICROWAVES ICE INFRARED IMAGES REMOTE DETECTORS ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES DATA FUSION MAPPING CHARTS SSM/I(SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER) PASSIVE MICROWAVE Ice permafrost Sea ice
Online Access:	http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA366064 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA366064

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Summary:	Existing SSM/I algorithms are imperfect at mapping total and partial ice concentrations. This paper reviews recent findings based on comparisons of sea-ice products against other satellite data and U.S. National Ice Center (NIC) ice charts.