Title :
Marine gravity field for oil and mineral exploration — Improvements in the Arctic from CryoSat-2 SAR altimetry
Author :
Andersen, O.B. ; Maulik, J. ; Knudsen, P.
Author_Institution :
DTU Space, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
The availability of Cryosat-2 with its coverage throughout the Arctic Ocean up to 88N is a quantum leap forward for altimetric gravity field modeling and here we have tried to quantify the improvement of Cryosat-2 to global and particularly Arctic altimetric gravity field modeling through a comparison with highly accurate marine gravity observations.
Keywords :
gravity; hydrocarbon reservoirs; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Arctic altimetric gravity field modeling; Arctic ocean; CryoSAT-2 SAR altimetry; marine gravity field; mineral exploration; oil exploration; quantum leap; Altimetry; Arctic; Gravity; Satellites; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar; Cryosat-2; Satellite gravity;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946405
