Accession Number:

AD1013722

Title:

Optimizing Observations of Sea Ice Thickness and Snow Depth in the Arctic

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Hanover United States

Personal Author(s):

• Richter-Menge,Jacqueline A.
• Farrell,Sinead L.

Report Date:

2015-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

This work is motivated by the desire to improve the quality of airborne and satellite-based measurements of sea ice thickness and snow depth in the Arctic to achieve a resolution that is adequate for monitoring decadal variability and to minimize the degree of uncertainty in predictive models.

Descriptors:

• measurement
• Sea ice
• glaciers
• Thickness
• Snow cover
• Arctic regions
• aerial photographs
• Aerial surveys
• altimetry
• altimeters
• remote sensing
• Satellite imagery

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE