Proceedings of the Second Circumpolar Symposium on Remote Sensing of Arctic Environments, Tromsø, 4–6 May, 1992

Remote sensing of polar environments has received increased attention and interest in the last years. The role of the Arctic and the Antarctic in the global circulation system of air and water masses, the sensitive and fragile ecosystems that meet serious threats from pollution and other human impac...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Spjelkavik, Sigmund
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1994
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Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/1960
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v13i1.6675
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Summary:Remote sensing of polar environments has received increased attention and interest in the last years. The role of the Arctic and the Antarctic in the global circulation system of air and water masses, the sensitive and fragile ecosystems that meet serious threats from pollution and other human impacts, and the huge amount of information about the past changing climates stored in the vast ice sheets and glaciers call for international management and monitoring programs.