Title :
Airborne observations of leads in the Beaufort Sea
Author :
Tschudi, M.A. ; Curry, J.A. ; Maslanik, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The intent of this study is to provide statistics on Arctic lead width, orientation and fraction using a downward-looking passive microwave radiometer mounted on the underside of an aircraft during several flights over the Beaufort Sea during the autumn of 1994. The open water within each lead is examined through analysis of video images and infrared observations of the surface from the same platform
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; sea ice; AD 1994; Arctic Ocean; Beaufort Sea; airborne observations; fraction; gap; lead; microwave radiometry observations; ocean; open water; orientation; sea ice; sea surface; statistics; width; Aircraft; Arctic; Atmosphere; Electromagnetic heating; Ice; Image analysis; Image segmentation; Ocean temperature; Sea surface; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699648
