Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice write by Frank D. Carsey. This book was released on 1992-04-08. Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 68. Human activities in the polar regions have undergone incredible changes in this century. Among these changes is the revolution that satellites have brought about in obtaining information concerning polar geophysical processes. Satellites have flown for about three decades, and the polar regions have been the subject of their routine surveillance for more than half that time. Our observations of polar regions have evolved from happenstance ship sightings and isolated harbor icing records to routine global records obtained by those satellites. Thanks to such abundant data, we now know a great deal about the ice-covered seas, which constitute about 10% of the Earth's surface. This explosion of information about sea ice has fascinated scientists for some 20 years. We are now at a point of transition in sea ice studies; we are concerned less about ice itself and more about its role in the climate system. This change in emphasis has been the prime stimulus for this book.
Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route
Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route write by Ola M. Johannessen. This book was released on 2006-11-30. Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route: Studies and Applications initially provides a history of the Northern Sea Route as an important strategic transport route for supporting the northern regions of Russia and cargo transportation between Europe and the Northern Pacific Basin. The authors then describe sea ice conditions in the Eurasian Arctic Seas and, using microwave satellite data, provide a detailed analysis of difficult sea ice conditions. Remote sensing techniques and the basic principles of SAR image formation are described, as well as the major satellite radar systems used for ice studies in the Arctic. The authors take a good look at the use of sensing equipment in experiments, including the ICE WATCH project used for monitoring the Northern Sea Route. The possibilities of using SAR remote sensing for ice navigation in the Northern Sea Route is also detailed, analysing techniques of automatic image processing and interpretation. A study is provided of regional drifting ice, fast ice and river ice in the coastal areas of the Arctic Seas. The book concludes with a review of the practical experience using SAR images for supporting navigation and offshore industrial activity, based on a series of experiments conducted with the Murmansk Shipping Company on board nuclear icebreakers.
Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Sea Ice Research
Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Sea Ice Research - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Sea Ice Research write by . This book was released on 1984. Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Sea Ice Research available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Techniques for gathering data by remote sensors on satellites utilized for sea ice research are summarized. Measurement of brightness temperatures by a passive microwave imager converted to maps of total sea ice concentration and to the areal fractions covered by first year and multiyear ice are described. Several ancillary observations, especially by means of automatic data buoys and submarines equipped with upward looking sonars, are needed to improve the validation and interpretation of satellite data. The design and performance characteristics of the Navy's Special Sensor Microwave Imager, expected to be in orbit in late 1985, are described. It is recommended that data from that instrument be processed to a form suitable for research applications and archived in a readily accessible form. The sea ice data products required for research purposes are described and recommendations for their archival and distribution to the scientific community are presented."--NTIS abstract.
Sea Ice
Sea Ice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea Ice write by David N. Thomas. This book was released on 2017-03-06. Sea Ice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the past 20 years the study of the frozen Arctic and Southern Oceans and sub-arctic seas has progressed at a remarkable pace. This third edition of Sea Ice gives insight into the very latest understanding of the how sea ice is formed, how we measure (and model) its extent, the biology that lives within and associated with sea ice and the effect of climate change on its distribution. How sea ice influences the oceanography of underlying waters and the influences that sea ice has on humans living in Arctic regions are also discussed. Featuring twelve new chapters, this edition follows two previous editions (2001 and 2010), and the need for this latest update exhibits just how rapidly the science of sea ice is developing. The 27 chapters are written by a team of more than 50 of the worlds’ leading experts in their fields. These combine to make the book the most comprehensive introduction to the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of sea ice that there is. This third edition of Sea Ice will be a key resource for all policy makers, researchers and students who work with the frozen oceans and seas.
Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting
Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting write by Tom Carrieres. This book was released on 2017-10-05. Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comprehensive overview of the science involved in automated prediction of sea ice, for sea ice analysts, researchers, and professionals.
