OPERATIONAL ALL-WEATHER GREAT LAKES ICE INFORMATION SYSTEM

The system utilizes an X-band side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) for determining type, location, and areal distribution of the ice cover in the Great Lakes, and an airborne, S-band, down-looking short pulse radar for obtaining ice thickness. SLAR images along with hand-drawn interpretative ice charts for various winter shipping areas in the Great Lakes are broadcast to facsimile recorders aboard Great Lakes vessels via the MARAD marine VHF-F, radio network to assist such vessels in navigating both through and around the ice.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, 3rd, Proceedings, Edmonton, Alberta, September 22-24, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute

  77 Metcalfe Street
  Ottawa 4, ONo,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Gedney, R T
  • Schertler, R J
  • Mueller, R A
  • Jirberg, R J
  • MARK, H
• Conference:
  • Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, 3rd, Proceedings, Edmonton, Alberta, September 22-24, 1975.
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 73-82

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Information systems; Measurement; Navigation systems; Operations; Radar; Remote sensing; Side looking radar; Thickness
• Geographic Terms: Great Lakes
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice information systems; Ice thickness measurement
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151971
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM