Observing the polar regions from space

The use of active and passive microwave sensors to provide information on the ice cover in the earth's polar regions is described, along with the ice characteristics that can be measured by such techniques. The continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica represent vast reservoirs of fres...

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Main Author: Thomas, R. H.
Language:unknown
Published: 1984
Subjects:
42
Greenland
Antarc*
Antarctica
ice pack
Ice Sheet
Sea ice
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860034773
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19860034773 2023-05-15T13:49:36+02:00 Observing the polar regions from space Thomas, R. H. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available JAN 1, 1984 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860034773 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860034773 Accession ID: 86A19511 Copyright Other Sources 42 1984 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T16:43:00Z The use of active and passive microwave sensors to provide information on the ice cover in the earth's polar regions is described, along with the ice characteristics that can be measured by such techniques. The continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica represent vast reservoirs of fresh water that can significantly impact sea level if the ice sheets are changing in size. Satellite remote sensing gives information on: sea ice extent and physical characteristics; detailed images of ice flows and open-water leads within the ice pack; sea-ice movement; zones of summer melting and snow-accumulation rates on the continental ice sheets; accurate estimates of ice-surface elevation and detection of zones on the ice sheet that are either thickening or thinning; accurate, all-weather mapping of ice coastlines and large crevasses, and estimates of ice discharge rates from the ice sheets. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica Greenland ice pack Ice Sheet Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Greenland
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Observing the polar regions from space
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description The use of active and passive microwave sensors to provide information on the ice cover in the earth's polar regions is described, along with the ice characteristics that can be measured by such techniques. The continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica represent vast reservoirs of fresh water that can significantly impact sea level if the ice sheets are changing in size. Satellite remote sensing gives information on: sea ice extent and physical characteristics; detailed images of ice flows and open-water leads within the ice pack; sea-ice movement; zones of summer melting and snow-accumulation rates on the continental ice sheets; accurate estimates of ice-surface elevation and detection of zones on the ice sheet that are either thickening or thinning; accurate, all-weather mapping of ice coastlines and large crevasses, and estimates of ice discharge rates from the ice sheets.
author Thomas, R. H.
author_facet Thomas, R. H.
author_sort Thomas, R. H.
title Observing the polar regions from space
title_short Observing the polar regions from space
title_full Observing the polar regions from space
title_fullStr Observing the polar regions from space
title_full_unstemmed Observing the polar regions from space
title_sort observing the polar regions from space
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Antarctica
Greenland
ice pack
Ice Sheet
Sea ice
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Antarctica
Greenland
ice pack
Ice Sheet
Sea ice
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Accession ID: 86A19511
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