International ice patrol applied oceanography

Author

Osmer, Stephen R. ; Murphy, Donald L.

Author_Institution

US Coast Guard, Groton, CT, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

31 Oct-2 Nov 1988

Firstpage

687

Abstract

The International Ice Patrol is using side-looking airborne radar for improved iceberg detection and to observe ocean surface features; is applying current velocity and sea surface temperature data from satellite-tracked oceanographic drifters; has begun using aircraft-launched expendable bathythermograph (AXBT) probes; and is using a satellite infrared imagery interpretation system. The International Ice Patrol is striving to improve the quality and quantity of environmental data collected on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The data are used by US Navy and Canadian environmental forecast centers to provide input data for the Ice Patrol´s iceberg drift and deterioration prediction models

Keywords

oceanographic techniques; radar applications; remote sensing; sea ice; Grand Banks; International Ice Patrol; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; SLAR; applied oceanography; iceberg detection; measurement technique; ocean; remote sensing; sea ice; side-looking airborne radar; surface features; Airborne radar; Ice surface; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Ocean temperature; Oceanographic techniques; Probes; Radar detection; Satellites; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23588

Filename

23588