PASSIVE MICROWAVE IMAGES OF LAKE ICE

Observation of the microwave emission from fresh water ice using an aircraft is reported. The motivation is to find a feasible means of discovering early signs of the ice breakup below a persistent cloud cover in order to permit an extension of the shipping season.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Symposium on Significant Accomplishments in Science, November 7-8, 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20546
• Authors:
  • Gloersen, P
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Symposium on Significant Accomplishments in Science, November 7-8, 1972.
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 187-189

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Ice phenomena; Lake ice; Seasons; Weather forecasting
• Candidate Terms: Ice forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ice breakup
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054849
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: #331 Spec Pub
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM