Open Access Data in Polar and Cryospheric Remote Sensing
This paper aims to introduce the main types and sources of remotely sensed data that are freely available and have cryospheric applications. We describe aerial and satellite photography, satellite-borne visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, passive microwave...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2072-4292/6/7/6183/ 2023-08-20T04:01:14+02:00 Open Access Data in Polar and Cryospheric Remote Sensing Allen Pope W. Rees Adrian Fox Andrew Fleming agris 2014-07-01 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6076183 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs6076183 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Remote Sensing; Volume 6; Issue 7; Pages: 6183-6220 polar Arctic Antarctic cryosphere glaciers permafrost snow sea ice data open access multispectral SAR passive microwave airphot scatterometry DEMs software Text 2014 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6076183 2023-07-31T20:38:05Z This paper aims to introduce the main types and sources of remotely sensed data that are freely available and have cryospheric applications. We describe aerial and satellite photography, satellite-borne visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, passive microwave imagers and active microwave scatterometers. We consider the availability and practical utility of archival data, dating back in some cases to the 1920s for aerial photography and the 1960s for satellite imagery, the data that are being collected today and the prospects for future data collection; in all cases, with a focus on data that are openly accessible. Derived data products are increasingly available, and we give examples of such products of particular value in polar and cryospheric research. We also discuss the availability and applicability of free and, where possible, open-source software tools for reading and processing remotely sensed data. The paper concludes with a discussion of open data access within polar and cryospheric sciences, considering trends in data discoverability, access, sharing and use. Text Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Ice permafrost Sea ice MDPI Open Access Publishing Antarctic Arctic Remote Sensing 6 7 6183 6220 |
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This paper aims to introduce the main types and sources of remotely sensed data that are freely available and have cryospheric applications. We describe aerial and satellite photography, satellite-borne visible, near-infrared and thermal infrared sensors, synthetic aperture radar, passive microwave imagers and active microwave scatterometers. We consider the availability and practical utility of archival data, dating back in some cases to the 1920s for aerial photography and the 1960s for satellite imagery, the data that are being collected today and the prospects for future data collection; in all cases, with a focus on data that are openly accessible. Derived data products are increasingly available, and we give examples of such products of particular value in polar and cryospheric research. We also discuss the availability and applicability of free and, where possible, open-source software tools for reading and processing remotely sensed data. The paper concludes with a discussion of open data access within polar and cryospheric sciences, considering trends in data discoverability, access, sharing and use. |
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