Cross-validation of polynya monitoring methods from multisensor satellite and airborne data: A case study for the Laptev Sea

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue , 2010, Pages S196-S210

  Willmes, S ^a   Krumpen, T ^b   Adams, S ^a   Rabenstein, L ^b   Haas, C ^c   Hoelemann, J ^b   Hendricks, S ^b   Heinemann, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE DATA; AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC; COLD SEASON; COMMONLY USED; CROSS VALIDATION; DATA PRODUCTS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ICE EDGE; ICE PRODUCTION; ICE THICKNESS; ICE VOLUMES; LAPTEV SEA; LONG TERM MONITORING; MICROWAVE SATELLITE DATA; MIXED SIGNAL; MONITORING METHODS; MULTISENSOR SATELLITES; NEW-ICE; OPEN WATER; PARAMETERIZATIONS; SPACE AND TIME;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MONITORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

SEA ICE;

EID: 77956153248     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m10-012     Document Type: Article

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