An integrated approach to the remote sensing of floating ice
- Paper ID
IAF-75-26
- author
- company
US Geological Survey, University of Puget Sound Tacoma
- country
U.S.A.
- year
1975
- abstract
The current increase of scientific interest in all forms of floating ice - sea ice, lake ice, river ice, ice shelves and icebergs - has occurred during a time of rapid evolution of both remote-sensing platforms and sensors. The application of these new research tools to ice studies has generally been both piecemeal and sporadic, partly because the community of ice scientists has not kept up with the rapid advances in remote sensing technology and partly because they have not made their needs known to the space community. This paper seeks to help remedy the latter shortcoming. The remote sensing requirements for floating ice studies are given, and the capabilities of various existing and future sensors and sensor combinations in meeting these requirements are discussed. The desirable future sensors are also discussed from both the research and operational points of view.