Lead: Desmond Powers, C-Core
This project will demonstrate the feasibility of using satellite-based imagery to delineate extreme ridge features in sea ice of the Beaufort Sea. Data collected from ice profiling sonar maintained by Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be compared to high resolution satellite radar images for the detection of these extreme ice features. Knowledge of the spatio-temporal frequency of ice ridges will provide valuable information for engineering design and transportation issues related to oil and gas activities in the Beaufort Sea.
The final project report is now available Delineation of Extreme Ridges in High Resolution Satellite-Based Radar Imagery