Title :
Ice regime study for the Ob-Yenisey estuaries using ERS SAR data
Author :
Melentyev, V.V. ; Johannessen, Ola M. ; Sandven, S. ; Pettersson, L.H.
Author_Institution :
NIERSC, St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
The ice parameters of the Ob-Yenisey estuaries are studied using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from ERS and RADARSAT satellites. Specific features of the Ob, Gyda Bays, Yenisey Gulf ice cover and Ob-Enisey recurring polynya has been accomplished and compared with wind and temperature observations. Based on the multi-temporal SAR, SLR radar and in situ observations the method for the support of practical navigation and off-shore operations at the western part of Siberia and Arctic is developed. A climatic study has also been made
Keywords :
backscatter; marine radar; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Arctic Ocean; ERS SAR; Gyda Bay; Kara Sea; Ob-Enisey; Ob-Yenisey; Russia; Siberia; Yenisey Gulf; backscatter; coast; estuary; ice parameters; marine navigation; marine radar; measurement technique; ocean; polynya; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar signature; river; sea ice; shipping; synthetic aperture radar; Arctic; Ice; Navigation; Ocean temperature; Petroleum; Remote sensing; Rivers; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.774525
