New ice formation in the Okhotsk sea and the Japan Sea from C and L band satellite SARs
Monitoring the formation, development, melting, concentration, thickness, movement and other parameters of ice in the Okhotsk and Japan Seas is vital importance to physical oceanographers to study regional climate changes, air/sea/ice interaction, and formation of ocean water properties. Information about sea ice is used in activities associated with transportation, fishing, disaster mitigation, oil deposit and other commercial development. Satellite SAR is a powerful tool for the detailed ice mapping, detection of the ice type, concentration, roughness, floe size and velocity through its high resolution and independence on cloudiness. Joint analysis of C and L band SAR data with the visible and/or infrared images with resolution of several tens hundred meters improves interpretation of sea ice signatures and allows estimation of ice parameters.
2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)