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Passive microwave remote sensing for sea ice research
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | Techniques for gathering data by remote sensors on satellites utilized for sea ice research are summarized. Measurement of brightness temperatures by a passive microwave imager converted to maps of total sea ice concentration and to the areal fractions covered by first year and multiyear ice are described. Several ancillary observations, especially by means of automatic data buoys and submarines equipped with upward looking sonars, are needed to improve the validation and interpretation of satellite data. The design and performance characteristics of the Navy's Special Sensor Microwave Imager, expected to be in orbit in late 1985, are described. It is recommended that data from that instrument be processed to a form suitable for research applications and archived in a readily accessible form. The sea ice data products required for research purposes are described and recommendations for their archival and distribution to the scientific community are presented. |
| File Size | 69111282 |
| Page Count | 70 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850013448 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6450hs5b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Cluster Analysis Artificial Satellites Shuttle Imaging Radar Algorithms Data Acquisition Microwave Sensors Air Sea Ice Interactions Brightness Temperature Remote Sensing Polar Regions Buoys Submarines Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
