Title :
Monitoring the Cryosphere using Radarsat-1 and SSM/I Data: an Overview of CRYSYS Related Accomplishments at INRS-ETE
Author :
Bernier, Monique ; Gauthier, Yves
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci. - Eau, Terre & Environ., Quebec City, QC
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Abstract :
The cryosphere consists of ocean ice, glaciers, lake and river ice, snow cover, seasonally frozen ground and permafrost. During a decade (1995-2005), the CRYSYS project supported a network of researchers from universities and government laboratories involved in the monitoring of the Canadian cryosphere using remote sensing data and climatic models. Through this decade, INRS-ETE has been using remote sensing to develop tools for snow monitoring, seasonal frost mapping, and river ice characterization in Canada. This paper summarizes INRS-ETE main scientific accomplishments.
Keywords :
climatology; glaciology; hydrological techniques; remote sensing by radar; rivers; snow; water resources; AD 1995 to AD 2005; CRYSYS project; Canada; INRS-ETE; Radarsat-1 data; SSM/I data; climatic models; cryosphere; frost mapping; frozen ground; glaciers; lake ice; ocean ice; permafrost; remote sensing data; river ice characterization; snow cover; snow monitoring; Educational institutions; Government; Ice; Laboratories; Remote monitoring; Rivers; Snow; Soil; Thermal resistance; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.485
