Wave Processes in Arctic Seas, Observed from TerraSAR-X

Abstract

The reduction of the sea ice coverage during the boreal summer will lead to an increased importance of wind waves for the dynamic processes of the Arctic Seas. The large ice free areas lead to longer fetch and thus longer and higher sea state. Wind waves will enhance upper ocean layer mixing, may affect the breakup of ice sheets, and will likely lead to increased coastal erosion. The primary long-term goal is a better understanding of the two-way interaction of waves and sea-ice, in order to improve wave models as well as ice models applicable to a changing Arctic wave- and ice climate. This includes observation and information retrieval from various data sources, in particular from spaceborne SAR imagery. Such retrieval methods of sea state in the MIZ will complement and validate model data for the spatial and temporal evolution of sea state in the MIZ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA616397

Entities

People

  • Susanne Lehner

Organizations

  • German Aerospace Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • High Resolution
  • Ice
  • Marginal Ice Zones
  • Neural Networks
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Ridges
  • Sea Ice
  • Software Development
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Polar and Arctic Studies

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML