Quad-Polarimetric Multi-Scale Analysis of Icebergs in ALOS-2 SAR Data: A Comparison between Icebergs in West and East Greenland [PDF]
Icebergs are ocean hazards which require extensive monitoring. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites can help with this, however, SAR backscattering is strongly influenced by the properties of icebergs, together with meteorological and environmental ...
Johnson Bailey, Armando Marino
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Historical occurrence of Antarctic icebergs within mercantile shipping routes and the exceptional events of the 1890s [PDF]
A major consideration for maritime activity in the Southern Hemisphere is the northern limit of icebergs, or the Southern Ocean Limit Of Known Ice (SOLOKI).
Robert Keith Headland +2 more
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Towing icebergs to arid regions to reduce water scarcity [PDF]
Expanding agriculture, rising global population, and shifts in climate are placing increasing demands on existing water resources, especially in regions currently experiencing extreme drought. Finding new and reliable water sources is an urgent challenge.
Alan Condron
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This article presents a model study of the dynamics of icebergs and surface floats in the Labrador Sea. The model was forced with data on the wind above the ocean surface, surface waves, and ocean currents. These data were obtained from the reanalysis of
Yakov D Afanasyev, E Demirov
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Automatic Detection of Small Icebergs in Fast Ice Using Satellite Wide-Swath SAR Images [PDF]
Automatic detection of icebergs in satellite images is regarded a useful tool to provide information necessary for safety in Arctic shipping or operations over large ocean areas in near-real time.
Ingri Halland Soldal +3 more
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Fragmentation patterns of Antarctic icebergs in sea ice: observations and statistical data
Fragmentation is a key process in Antarctic iceberg decay, influencing the Antarctic climate and ecosystems. However, iceberg fragmentation has not been quantified at the pan-Antarctic scale.
Xiao Cheng, Mohammed Shokr, Teng Li
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Evaluating the accuracy of unmanned aerial systems to quantify glacial ice habitats of harbor seals in Alaska [PDF]
Long‐term monitoring programs to evaluate climate‐driven changes to tidewater glaciers, an important habitat for harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Alaska, are primarily carried out by costly, weather‐dependent aerial surveys from fixed‐winged aircraft ...
Courtney Pegus +3 more
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Mapping the extent of giant Antarctic icebergs with deep learning [PDF]
Icebergs release cold, fresh meltwater and terrigenous nutrients as they drift and melt, influencing the local ocean properties, encouraging sea ice formation and biological production. To locate and quantify the fresh water flux from Antarctic icebergs,
A. Braakmann-Folgmann +5 more
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Quantifying dissolution rates of Antarctic icebergs in open water
At any one time 130 000 icebergs are afloat in the Southern Ocean; 97% of these are too small to be registered in current satellite-based databases, yet the melting of these small icebergs provides a major input to the Southern Ocean. We use a unique set
Olav Orheim +3 more
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LANDFAST ICEBERG HEIGHT RETRIEVAL AND EVALUATION BASED ON REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES IN ANTARCTICA [PDF]
Icebergs are one of the important components of Antarctic ice loss, and their spatial distribution and volume changes have a profound impact on ocean circulation, sea ice formation, freshwater balance and carbon cycle in the Southern Ocean, and ship ...
L. Wang +6 more
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