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REAL-TIME USE OF ERS-1 SAR IMAGERY FOR ICE SERVICE AND ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC SEA
SMHI, Research Department, Oceanography.
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SMHI.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6485-7976
1995 (English)In: International Journal of Remote Sensing, ISSN 0143-1161, E-ISSN 1366-5901, Vol. 16, no 17, p. 3441-3458Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Sea ice forms every winter in the Baltic Sea and several icebreakers in Sweden and Finland keep the major ports in the area open for sea-trade all the year around. Information and forecasts of the sea ice formation, drift and deformation are vital for safe and efficient winter navigation. In this respect, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is of great interest, since this technique is almost cloud independent and has potential for real-time ice mapping. The usefulness of SAR imagery for sea ice operations has been evaluated in the Baltic Sea. The imagery was used both for ice mapping, for icebreaker operations and ship routeing. Images presented onboard the icebreakers were highly appreciated and easily interpreted by the crew. The data were frequently used for ship routeing (33 per cent) of merchant vessels and for direct icebreaker assistance (53 per cent). It was concluded by several icebreaker masters that an image resolution of about 100 m was indeed enough to distinguish ridged areas and in the same time obtain a large enough geographical coverage per image.

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1995. Vol. 16, no 17, p. 3441-3458
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Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources
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Oceanography
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URN: urn:nbn:se:smhi:diva-1650ISI: A1995TH68900015OAI: oai:DiVA.org:smhi-1650DiVA, id: diva2:897577
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