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  • 1. ASKNE, J
    et al.
    LEPPARANTA, M
    Thompson, Thomas
    SMHI.
    THE BOTHNIAN EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR ERS-1, 1988 (BEPERS-88) - AN OVERVIEW1992In: International Journal of Remote Sensing, ISSN 0143-1161, E-ISSN 1366-5901, Vol. 13, no 13, p. 2377-2398Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    BEPERS-88 was an extensive field campaign on the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in sea ice remote sensing in the Baltic Sea. This experiment was performed in order to study the possibilities of using the ERS-1 satellite SAR (and radar altimeter) in connection with the brackish ice in the Baltic Sea. The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing CV-580 C/X-band SAR was flown and an extensive validation programme was carried out. The data have been used for SAR image analysis, backscatter investigations, geophysical validation of SAR over sea ice, and evaluation of the potentials of SAR in operational ice information services. The results indicate that SAR can be used to discriminate between ice and open water, classify ice types into three categories, quantify ice ridging intensity, and determine the ice drift. As an operational tool SAR is expected to be an excellent complement to NOAA imagery and ground truth.

  • 2.
    Bengtsson,, Lennart
    et al.
    SMHI.
    Gustafsson, Nils
    SMHI, Research Department, Meteorology.
    Döös, Bo
    SMHI.
    Söderman, Daniel
    Helsinki University in Finland.
    Moen, Lars
    SMHI, Research Department, Climate research - Rossby Centre.
    Thompson, Thomas
    SMHI.
    Jakobsson, Paul
    SMHI.
    Bleckert, Gunnar
    SMHI.
    Henriksson, Ann-Beate
    SMHI.
    Lindgren, Bo
    SMHI.
    Kållberg, Per
    SMHI, Research Department, Meteorology.
    The Meteorological Auto Code (MAC) and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) at SMHI2016Report (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Sweden was a pioneering country in the development of NumericalWeather Prediction (NWP). The worlds first operational numerical forecast was produced already in 1954 by the International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm. SMHI started a bit later, but in 1961 a long term program for development of NWP was initiated. The activities grew gradually during the 1960’s and resulted in a core component for the SMHI forecast services. An early challenge was to overcome the limited computational resources with slow computational speed, small memory size and primitive software support. It was necessary to compensate for these limitations with dedicated work and creativity. A core component in this work was the software system MAC (Meteorological Auto Code) that was developed by the NWP group at SMHI. The MAC system is described in detail in this report and it included all computational software needed for the weather service, for example numerical models, objective analysis techniques, automatic data extraction, quality control of observations as well as forecast products in graphical or digital form.

    We hope that this report will provide the younger generation with some insight into the conditions for development of NWP during the 1960’s.

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    Håkansson, Bertil
    et al.
    SMHI, Research Department, Oceanography.
    Moberg, Mats
    SMHI.
    Thompson, Thomas
    SMHI.
    REAL-TIME USE OF ERS-1 SAR IMAGERY FOR ICE SERVICE AND ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC SEA1995In: International Journal of Remote Sensing, ISSN 0143-1161, E-ISSN 1366-5901, Vol. 16, no 17, p. 3441-3458Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    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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