Title :
Earth observation for ice hazard support
Author :
Bertoia, Cheryl ; Manore, Michael ; Seymour, Paul ; Benner, David ; Ramsay, Bruce
Author_Institution :
U. S. Nat. Ice Center, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
It is well known that sea ice and icebergs pose a serious hazard to shipping and other maritime activities in the polar regions. The role of Earth observation (EO) data in operational ice monitoring is well documented and has grown in importance over the years. Ice Centers have evaluated the EO data sources currently available to provide emergency response and provide recommendations for improved responsiveness in the future.
Keywords :
emergency services; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; Earth observation; Ice Centers; SAR; emergency response; ice hazard support; iceberg; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; ocean; operational monitoring; radar remote sensing; remote sensing; sea ice; spaceborne radar; Aircraft; Antarctica; Arctic; Earth; Hazards; Lakes; Microwave sensors; Navigation; Sea ice; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025677
