Automatic detection and validity of the sea-ice edge: An application of enhanced-resolution QuikScat/SeaWinds data

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1433-1443

  Haarpaintner, Jörg ^a,b   Tonboe, Rasmus T ^c   Long, David G ^d   Van Woert, Michael L ^a  

^a National Ice Center   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Backscatter; Ice edge; Polarization; Scatterometer; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; BACKSCATTERING; DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE SENSORS; POLARIZATION; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADIO NAVIGATION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

ARCTIC; CONCENTRATION ALGORITHMS; ICE EDGE; SCATTEROMETER;

SEA ICE;

EID: 3843100388     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2004.828195     Document Type: Article

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