Sea Ice Reconnaissance by Satellite Imagery.

Abstract

The effectiveness of Nimbus I Advanced Vidicon Camera System (AVCS) imagery for mapping Arctic sea ice is investigated in this report. A world-wide polar ice pack boundary, mapped solely from Nimbus I data, is presented. Numerous comparisons are made between ice conditions deduced from Nimbus I AVCS and other data sources and it is concluded that an AVCS imagery is highly effective for mapping detailed ice conditions on a week-to-week basis even under relatively poor weather conditions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713858

Entities

People

  • Helen Nelson
  • Susan Needham
  • Thomas D. Roberts

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundaries
  • Ice
  • Reconnaissance
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Sea Ice

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space