SAR Motion Products: Tools for Monitoring Changes in Sea Ice Mass Balance and Thickness Distribution
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Sea ice is a discontinuous non-rigid material when viewed from microwave SAR imagery at scales of tens of kilometers. The discontinuous motion and behavior of sea ice has a definitive impact on its thickness distribution. Techniques for resolving sea ice discontinuities are demonstrated as contributions toward an integrated Arctic Observing Network.
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