Design and development of an operational sea ice mapping system for meteorological applications in the Antarctic

Author

Williams, R.N. ; Crowther, P. ; Pendlebury, S.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput., Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas., Australia

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1689

Abstract

A semi-automated sea ice mapping system has been developed for use by meteorologists responsible for providing information to Antarctic shipping on current sea ice conditions in the vicinity of the Antarctic stations at Casey, Davis and Mawson. The system uses AVHRR images from NOAA satellites and processes these images to identify areas of cloud, open water and sea ice. It further analyses sea ice regions to determine concentrations of sea ice found within these regions. The system is currently being used on a trial basis, at the Bureau of Meteorology in Hobart, to evaluate its effectiveness, prior to installation at the Casey station later in 1997

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; sea ice; AVHRR image; Antarctic shipping; Antarctic waters; Casey; Davis; Mawson; Southern Ocean; concentration; measurement technique; meteorological application; ocean; operational mapping system; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing; sea ice; sea ice conditions; ship navigation; Antarctica; Australia; Clouds; Image analysis; Marine vehicles; Meteorology; Prototypes; Radiometry; Satellite broadcasting; Sea ice;

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.1997.609026

Filename

609026