Iceberg drifting and distribution in the Vilkitsky Strait studied by detailed satellite radar and optical images
- Authors: Kucheiko A.A.1, Ivanov A.Y.2, Davydov A.A.3, Antonyuk A.Y.1
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Affiliations:
- SCANEX Research and Development Center
- P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
- Atomflot FSUE
- Issue: Vol 52, No 9 (2016)
- Pages: 1031-1040
- Section: Stydying Seas and Oceans from Space
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0001-4338/article/view/148507
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433816090164
- ID: 148507
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Abstract
This paper is devoted to the detection and identification of icebergs in the Russian Arctic Seas from the use of high- and medium-resolution radar and optical images from EROS-B, Radarsat-1, Radarsat-2, SPOT-4 and SPOT-5 Earth observation satellites. In July–September of 2011–2013, the SCANEX Research and Development Center, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Atomflot, and other partner organizations provided operational satellite monitoring of icebergs in the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea. More than 130 highly detailed optical and radar images were received and processed. The Vilkitsky Strait—one of the narrowest and most dangerous places within the Northern Sea Route—was chosen as an experimental polygon. As a result, iceberg location in the strait during the 2011–2013 navigation periods was analyzed, as were the iceberg size, area, drift direction, and height.
About the authors
A. A. Kucheiko
SCANEX Research and Development Center
Author for correspondence.
Email: kucheiko@scanex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. Yu. Ivanov
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Email: kucheiko@scanex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. A. Davydov
Atomflot FSUE
Email: kucheiko@scanex.ru
Russian Federation, Murmansk
A. Yu. Antonyuk
SCANEX Research and Development Center
Email: kucheiko@scanex.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow