Title :
International ice patrol applied oceanography
Author :
Osmer, Stephen R. ; Murphy, Donald L.
Author_Institution :
US Coast Guard, Groton, CT, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
The International Ice Patrol is using side-looking airborne radar for improved iceberg detection and to observe ocean surface features; is applying current velocity and sea surface temperature data from satellite-tracked oceanographic drifters; has begun using aircraft-launched expendable bathythermograph (AXBT) probes; and is using a satellite infrared imagery interpretation system. The International Ice Patrol is striving to improve the quality and quantity of environmental data collected on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The data are used by US Navy and Canadian environmental forecast centers to provide input data for the Ice Patrol´s iceberg drift and deterioration prediction models
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; radar applications; remote sensing; sea ice; Grand Banks; International Ice Patrol; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; SLAR; applied oceanography; iceberg detection; measurement technique; ocean; remote sensing; sea ice; side-looking airborne radar; surface features; Airborne radar; Ice surface; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Ocean temperature; Oceanographic techniques; Probes; Radar detection; Satellites; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23588
