TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY
Passive microwave images of Antarctica from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are used to track two giant tabular icebergs that originated from the Larsen ice shelf in 1986. Since microwave radiation is relatively insensitive to weather and unaffected by lighting conditions, the SSM/I inst...
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ftucl:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:154937 2023-05-15T13:42:34+02:00 TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY PHILLIPS, HA LAXON, SW 1995-01-20 http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/154937/ unknown TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD LONDON INT J REMOTE SENS , 16 (2) 399 - 405. (1995) SOUTHERN-OCEAN Article 1995 ftucl 2016-01-21T23:11:26Z Passive microwave images of Antarctica from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are used to track two giant tabular icebergs that originated from the Larsen ice shelf in 1986. Since microwave radiation is relatively insensitive to weather and unaffected by lighting conditions, the SSM/I instrument provides all-weather, year-round viewing. The icebergs are visible almost every day giving an ideal temporal resolution for tracking their motion. One of the icebergs was tracked until October 1988, six months after its last position noted in the Navy/NOAA Joint Ice Centre ice charts. The tracks of both icebergs reveal motion in sympathy with observed oceanographic currents and eddies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Iceberg* Larsen Ice Shelf Southern Ocean University College London: UCL Discovery Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-67.500,-67.500) Southern Ocean |
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SOUTHERN-OCEAN PHILLIPS, HA LAXON, SW TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY |
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Passive microwave images of Antarctica from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are used to track two giant tabular icebergs that originated from the Larsen ice shelf in 1986. Since microwave radiation is relatively insensitive to weather and unaffected by lighting conditions, the SSM/I instrument provides all-weather, year-round viewing. The icebergs are visible almost every day giving an ideal temporal resolution for tracking their motion. One of the icebergs was tracked until October 1988, six months after its last position noted in the Navy/NOAA Joint Ice Centre ice charts. The tracks of both icebergs reveal motion in sympathy with observed oceanographic currents and eddies. |
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PHILLIPS, HA LAXON, SW |
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PHILLIPS, HA LAXON, SW |
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PHILLIPS, HA |
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TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY |
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TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY |
title_full |
TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY |
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TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY |
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TRACKING OF ANTARCTIC TABULAR ICEBERGS USING PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY |
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tracking of antarctic tabular icebergs using passive microwave radiometry |
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD LONDON |
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1995 |
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http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/154937/ |
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ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-67.500,-67.500) |
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Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf Southern Ocean |
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Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Iceberg* Larsen Ice Shelf Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Iceberg* Larsen Ice Shelf Southern Ocean |
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INT J REMOTE SENS , 16 (2) 399 - 405. (1995) |
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