REMOTE SENSING OF ACCUMULATED FRAZIL AND BRASH ICE IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

A broadbanded impulse radar system was used for aerial detection of accumulated frazil and brash ice in a 9.5-km reach of the St. Lawrence River near Ogden Island. The remote sensing and data reduction system developed for the project provided data sufficient for production of a contour map having 1-ft intervals. With this contour map, the accumulation pattern of frazil and brash ice could be analyzed. Recommendations are given for improving the performance of the aerial profiling system.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

  72 Lyme Road
  Hanover, NH  United States  03755-1290
• Authors:
  • Dean Jr, A M
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Ice formations; Mapping; Meteorology; Radar; Remote sensing; River ice; Rivers
• Identifier Terms: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
• Geographic Terms: Saint Lawrence River
• Old TRIS Terms: Frazil ice; Ice mapping; Ice profiles; Meteorological; Radar profilometers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165406
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 77-8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM