Unfolding Sea Ice Dynamics with SAR
Research Project, 2016
– 2018
This project aims to improve current measurements of ice drift with satellite radar to better handle summer conditions and the dynamical marginal ice. Building on the ice drift retrieval, we will create a number of derived products related to ice deformation (e.g. ice convergence/divergence, shear, etc.) and localization of leads and ridges. It will be investigated how interferometric SAR may be used to measure deformation in connection to fast ice. The developed products will be validated and assessed in terms of accuracy and then be used for two applications. First, the aim is that the results should lead to better and safer ice navigation. Second, the products will be used to evaluate the ice model LIM3, coupled to the ocean circulation model NEMO.
Participants
Leif Eriksson (contact)
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing, Radar Remote Sensing
Anders Berg
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing, Radar Remote Sensing
Dyre Oliver Dammann
Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing
Mikael Hägg
Shipping and Marine Technology
Funding
Swedish National Space Board
Project ID: 192/15
Funding Chalmers participation during 2016–2018
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Transport
Areas of Advance
Basic sciences
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