MIZEX 1987 SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Data Summary.

Abstract

The 1987 Winter Marginal Ice Zone Experiment in the Greenland and Barents Seas, combined observation systems from both remote sensing and in situ data collection to provide an integrated approach to the study of winter Marginal Ice Zone conditions. This was the first international experiment having daily SAR coverage with real-time imagery downlinked to the ships in the field. During MIZEX '87, two INTERA Synthetic Aperture Radar equipped aircrafts; X-band SAR Systems were deployed to collect ice edge imagery. Observations made from this imagery enabled them to select areas of special interest for intensive study and sea truthing, and to plan successive SAR missions. Keywords: MIZEX; Marginal ice zone experiment; MIZ; Marginal ice zone; SAR; Synthetic aperture radar; Sea truthing; M/V polar circle; Greenland sea; Barents sea; Remote sensing; Data collection; Ice edge imagery; High density digital tapes; HDDT; Ship navigation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA219647

Entities

People

  • B. A. Burns
  • L. L. Sutherland
  • R. A. Shuchman

Organizations

  • Environmental Research Institute of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Barents Sea
  • Digital Data
  • Geometry
  • Greenland Sea
  • High Density
  • High Resolution
  • Images
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Oceans
  • Open Water
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recording Systems
  • Remote Sensing
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Waves
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.