Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
Recent observations have shown that the sea ice coverage and thickness in the Arctic Ocean is significantly decreasing. Areas of the Arctic that have traditionally been covered year-round with thick multiyear ice are being replaced by thinner first-year ice and open water. This results in increased...
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ftdtic:ADA619468 2023-05-15T14:51:52+02:00 Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Heiles, Ander S NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 2014-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA619468 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA619468 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA619468 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Thermodynamics *ARCTIC OCEAN *HEAT FLUX *HIGH RESOLUTION *SATELLITE IMAGERY *SEA ICE BOUNDARY LAYER BUOYS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION CORRELATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GEODYNAMICS ICE FORMATION IMAGE PROCESSING MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION MULTISENSORS OCEAN MODELS OPEN WATER PACK ICE SELF OPERATION SOLAR RADIATION SUMMER THESES TIME SERIES ANALYSIS VALIDATION AOFBS(AUTONOMOUS OCEAN FLUX BUOYS) BEAUFORT SEA DEPARTURE FROM FREEZING HEAT CONTENT HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY ICE CONCENTRATION IOBL(ICE-OCEAN BOUNDARY LAYER) ICE TETHERED PROFILER MELTPOND MELTPOND FRACTION OPEN WATER FRACTION UUV(UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES) Text 2014 ftdtic 2016-02-24T18:22:06Z Recent observations have shown that the sea ice coverage and thickness in the Arctic Ocean is significantly decreasing. Areas of the Arctic that have traditionally been covered year-round with thick multiyear ice are being replaced by thinner first-year ice and open water. This results in increased amounts of solar radiation being absorbed and stored as heat in the upper ocean, where it is available for enhanced basal melting of sea ice. Measurements from Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoys (AOFBs) and Ice-Tethered Profilers (ITPs) were correlated to determine the ocean properties of the ice-ocean boundary layer (IOBL). High-resolution satellite imagery was processed to determine sensor positions within the image. Heat content of the IOBL was calculated by vertically integrating the departure from freezing for the time series along the AOFB drift track. This study represents one of the first attempts to quantify local open water fraction and upper ocean heat content using 1-meter pixel resolution imagery. Results indicate that the use of high-resolution satellite imagery can be used to accurately quantify local open water fraction. Approach was evaluated and validated against open water fraction, heat content, and heat flux measurements with promising results. The original document contains color images. Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Climate change Ice ice pack permafrost Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Thermodynamics *ARCTIC OCEAN *HEAT FLUX *HIGH RESOLUTION *SATELLITE IMAGERY *SEA ICE BOUNDARY LAYER BUOYS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION CORRELATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GEODYNAMICS ICE FORMATION IMAGE PROCESSING MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION MULTISENSORS OCEAN MODELS OPEN WATER PACK ICE SELF OPERATION SOLAR RADIATION SUMMER THESES TIME SERIES ANALYSIS VALIDATION AOFBS(AUTONOMOUS OCEAN FLUX BUOYS) BEAUFORT SEA DEPARTURE FROM FREEZING HEAT CONTENT HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY ICE CONCENTRATION IOBL(ICE-OCEAN BOUNDARY LAYER) ICE TETHERED PROFILER MELTPOND MELTPOND FRACTION OPEN WATER FRACTION UUV(UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES) |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Thermodynamics *ARCTIC OCEAN *HEAT FLUX *HIGH RESOLUTION *SATELLITE IMAGERY *SEA ICE BOUNDARY LAYER BUOYS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION CORRELATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GEODYNAMICS ICE FORMATION IMAGE PROCESSING MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION MULTISENSORS OCEAN MODELS OPEN WATER PACK ICE SELF OPERATION SOLAR RADIATION SUMMER THESES TIME SERIES ANALYSIS VALIDATION AOFBS(AUTONOMOUS OCEAN FLUX BUOYS) BEAUFORT SEA DEPARTURE FROM FREEZING HEAT CONTENT HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY ICE CONCENTRATION IOBL(ICE-OCEAN BOUNDARY LAYER) ICE TETHERED PROFILER MELTPOND MELTPOND FRACTION OPEN WATER FRACTION UUV(UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES) Heiles, Ander S Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Snow Ice and Permafrost Thermodynamics *ARCTIC OCEAN *HEAT FLUX *HIGH RESOLUTION *SATELLITE IMAGERY *SEA ICE BOUNDARY LAYER BUOYS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION CORRELATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GEODYNAMICS ICE FORMATION IMAGE PROCESSING MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION MULTISENSORS OCEAN MODELS OPEN WATER PACK ICE SELF OPERATION SOLAR RADIATION SUMMER THESES TIME SERIES ANALYSIS VALIDATION AOFBS(AUTONOMOUS OCEAN FLUX BUOYS) BEAUFORT SEA DEPARTURE FROM FREEZING HEAT CONTENT HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY ICE CONCENTRATION IOBL(ICE-OCEAN BOUNDARY LAYER) ICE TETHERED PROFILER MELTPOND MELTPOND FRACTION OPEN WATER FRACTION UUV(UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES) |
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Recent observations have shown that the sea ice coverage and thickness in the Arctic Ocean is significantly decreasing. Areas of the Arctic that have traditionally been covered year-round with thick multiyear ice are being replaced by thinner first-year ice and open water. This results in increased amounts of solar radiation being absorbed and stored as heat in the upper ocean, where it is available for enhanced basal melting of sea ice. Measurements from Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoys (AOFBs) and Ice-Tethered Profilers (ITPs) were correlated to determine the ocean properties of the ice-ocean boundary layer (IOBL). High-resolution satellite imagery was processed to determine sensor positions within the image. Heat content of the IOBL was calculated by vertically integrating the departure from freezing for the time series along the AOFB drift track. This study represents one of the first attempts to quantify local open water fraction and upper ocean heat content using 1-meter pixel resolution imagery. Results indicate that the use of high-resolution satellite imagery can be used to accurately quantify local open water fraction. Approach was evaluated and validated against open water fraction, heat content, and heat flux measurements with promising results. The original document contains color images. |
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Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery |
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Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery |
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Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery |
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Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery |
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Estimating Summer Ocean Heating in the Arctic Ice Pack Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery |
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estimating summer ocean heating in the arctic ice pack using high-resolution satellite imagery |
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2014 |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Climate change Ice ice pack permafrost Sea ice |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Climate change Ice ice pack permafrost Sea ice |
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