First realtime use of RADARSAT SAR imagery for ship navigation in Antarctica

Author

Danduran, P. ; Mouchot, M.C. ; Garello, R. ; Fleury, D. ; Thepaut, I.

Author_Institution

Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun. de Bretagne, Brest, France

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1678

Abstract

In polar regions, navigation strongly depends on ice conditions which can be defined by ice types and ice concentration. For a long time, satellite imagery, specially AVHRR and SAR data, has been providing such information. Henceforth, until now the availability of SAR images for ship navigation in Antarctica was not sufficient for this data to be used in a realtime approach. However, due to its onboard recorder, the Canadian satellite, RADARSAT, can acquire images over Antarctica on a regular basis. The experiment presented in this paper investigates its potential for ship routing to Antarctica and, in particular, towards the Dumont d´Urville French Polar Station

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar imaging; radionavigation; remote sensing by radar; satellite navigation; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Antarctica; Dumont d´Urville; French Polar Station; RADARSAT SAR imagery; Southern Ocean; geophysical measurement technique; ice conditions; ocean; polar region; polar research vessel; radar remote sensing; realtime use; satellite image; sea ice; sea surface; ship navigation; ship radionavigation; spaceborne radar; Antarctica; Condition monitoring; Ice; Information retrieval; Infrared sensors; Marine vehicles; Routing; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite navigation systems; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.609021

Filename

609021