Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers

The electrically scanning microwave radiometers on Nimbus 5 (wavelengths of 1.55 cm) and Nimbus 6 (wavelengths of 0.81 cm) produce images with a resolution of about 30 km. Weekly maps of sea ice coverage are generated, showing the percent of open water in each 2.5 x 2.5 degree cell. More detailed st...

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Main Authors: Zwally, H. J., Wilheit, T. T., Gloersen, P., Mueller, J. L.
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Published: 1976
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19760053508 2023-05-15T13:38:12+02:00 Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers Zwally, H. J. Wilheit, T. T. Gloersen, P. Mueller, J. L. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jun 1, 1976 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19760053508 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19760053508 Accession ID: 76A36474 Copyright Other Sources 48 COSPAR, Plenary Meeting; June 8-19, 1976; Philadelphia, PA 1976 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T12:43:54Z The electrically scanning microwave radiometers on Nimbus 5 (wavelengths of 1.55 cm) and Nimbus 6 (wavelengths of 0.81 cm) produce images with a resolution of about 30 km. Weekly maps of sea ice coverage are generated, showing the percent of open water in each 2.5 x 2.5 degree cell. More detailed studies of the dynamics and thermodynamics of the sea ice and its interaction with the ocean and the atmosphere are carried out, using 3-day average pseudo-color images and maps of ice boundaries. Features of the Antarctic ice discerned from microwave images are discussed, and the important features of Antarctic currents are illustrated. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Antarctic The Antarctic
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Zwally, H. J.
Wilheit, T. T.
Gloersen, P.
Mueller, J. L.
Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
topic_facet 48
description The electrically scanning microwave radiometers on Nimbus 5 (wavelengths of 1.55 cm) and Nimbus 6 (wavelengths of 0.81 cm) produce images with a resolution of about 30 km. Weekly maps of sea ice coverage are generated, showing the percent of open water in each 2.5 x 2.5 degree cell. More detailed studies of the dynamics and thermodynamics of the sea ice and its interaction with the ocean and the atmosphere are carried out, using 3-day average pseudo-color images and maps of ice boundaries. Features of the Antarctic ice discerned from microwave images are discussed, and the important features of Antarctic currents are illustrated.
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author Zwally, H. J.
Wilheit, T. T.
Gloersen, P.
Mueller, J. L.
author_facet Zwally, H. J.
Wilheit, T. T.
Gloersen, P.
Mueller, J. L.
author_sort Zwally, H. J.
title Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
title_short Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
title_full Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
title_fullStr Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of Antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
title_sort characteristics of antarctic sea ice as determined by satellite-borne microwave imagers
publishDate 1976
url http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19760053508
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The Antarctic
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The Antarctic
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Antarctic
Sea ice
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Antarctic
Sea ice
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