Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route [electronic resource] :Studies and Applications / by Ola M. Johannessen, Vitaly Yu. Alexandrov, Ivan Ye. Frolov, Stein Sandven, Lasse H. Pettersson, Leonid P. Bobylev, Kjell Kloster, Vladimir G. Smirnov, Yevgeny U. Mironov, Nikolay G. Babich.
by Johannessen, Ola M [author.]; Alexandrov, Vitaly Yu [author.]; Frolov, Ivan Ye [author.]; Sandven, Stein [author.]; Pettersson, Lasse H [author.]; Bobylev, Leonid P [author.]; Kloster, Kjell [author.]; Smirnov, Vladimir G [author.]; Mironov, Yevgeny U [author.]; Babich, Nikolay G [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.Description: XLI, 472 p. online resource.ISBN: 9783540488408.Subject(s): Physical geography | Oceanography | Ecology | Geosciences | Geophysics/Geodesy | Oceanography | Marine Ecology | Geoecology/Natural ProcessesDDC classification: 550 | 526.1 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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History of the Northern Sea Route -- Sea-ice conditions in the Arctic and in the Northern Sea Route -- Sea ice monitoring -- Satellite remote sensing of sea ice -- Sea ice conditions observed from satellite remote-sensing data -- Application of SAR for ice navigation in the Northern Sea Route -- Climatic variability of sea ice in the Arctic -- Afterword.
Remote Sensing of Sea Ice in the Northern Sea Route: Studies and Applications initially provides a history of the Northern Sea Route as an important strategic transport route for supporting the northern regions of Russia and cargo transportation between Europe and the Northern Pacific Basin. The authors then describe sea ice conditions in the Eurasian Arctic Seas and, using microwave satellite data, provide a detailed analysis of difficult sea ice conditions. Remote sensing techniques and the basic principles of SAR image formation are described, as well as the major satellite radar systems used for ice studies in the Arctic. The authors take a good look at the use of sensing equipment in experiments, including the ICE WATCH project used for monitoring the Northern Sea Route. The possibilities of using SAR remote sensing for ice navigation in the Northern Sea Route is also detailed, analysing techniques of automatic image processing and interpretation. A study is provided of regional drifting ice, fast ice and river ice in the coastal areas of the Arctic Seas. The book concludes with a review of the practical experience using SAR images for supporting navigation and offshore industrial activity, based on a series of experiments conducted with the Murmansk Shipping Company on board nuclear icebreakers.
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