An AVHRR Data Set for the Arctic Leads ARI

Abstract

The Naval Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NOARL) Remote sensing Branch is selecting and processing Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer(AVHRR) data to support the science objectives of the Office of Naval Research Arctic Leads Accelerated Research Initiative (Arctic Leads ARI). Imagery is selected using hard copy prints from the Navy/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrative (NOAA) Joint Ice Center. An attempt is made to select imagery so that most of the Arctic is covered every 3 days. Imagery from NOAA's Satellite Data Services Division is calibrated and mapped to a stereographic projection identical to that used for Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) data by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The Arctic is covered in 2 grids of 1 km pixel size. Three years worth of imagery will be processed. At present, processing for 1989 is underway.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237221

Entities

People

  • F. M. Fetterer
  • J. D. Hawkins

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cloud Cover
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Centers
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Data
  • Graphics
  • Grids
  • Hard Copy
  • High Resolution
  • Image Processing
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Remote Sensing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space