Automatically extracted Antarctic coastline using remotely-sensed data: an update

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Yu, Y, Zhang, Z, Shokr, M, Hui, F, Cheng, X, Chi, Z, Heil, P, Chen, Z
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPIAG 2019
• Subjects: Antarctica; digital coastline; SAR analysis; Antarctic coastline; coastline extraction; remote sensing; Canny algorithms; ice shelves; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; East Antarctica; Wilkins; Wilkins Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/32464/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/32464/1/137267%20-%20Automatically%20extracted%20Antarctic%20coastline%20using%20remotely-sensed%20data.pdf

The temporal and spatial variability of the Antarctic coastline is a clear indicator of change in extent and mass balance of ice sheets and shelves. In this study, the Canny edge detector was utilized to automatically extract high-resolution information of the Antarctic coastline for 2005, 2010, and...