| Title | Monitoring Spring Ice Breakup in the Outer Mackenzie Delta with RADARSAT-1 |
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| Author | De Abreu, R A; Dallimore, S ; Solomon, S; Bjerkelund, C |
| Source | 20th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Calgary, May 11-14; 1998. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20042550 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper |
| Abstract | We examine the use of RADARSAT-1 Wide 2 data for the monitoring of the annual spring breakup of channel ice in the Mackenzie River's outer delta. The seasonal evolution of the ice backscatter is
characterized and linked to the seasonal evolution of the ice volume. We found strong contrasts in backscatter between the shallow ground-fast marginal channel ice and the floating sub-channel ice. Diurnal effects on the physical state of the snow
and ice volume can influence backscatter and complicate interpretation. Ratioed Wide 2 imagery were useful in identifying flooded and drained delta areas. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 219352 |
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