Ice Concentration |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Assessment of ice concentration percentage in ocean area |
Ice Thickness |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Assessment of thickness of the ice layer in ocean area |
Ice Stage Development Information |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | A classification of categorizes of sea ice based on thickness and age |
Long Term Ice Condition Statistics |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Assessing the feasibility, safety, and efficiency of various ships design and routes in the Arctic and other ice-covered regions. |
Detection of Ice Leads |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Detection of leads and fractures in the ocean area covered by ice |
Detection of Polynyas in Ice |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Detection and monitoring of open water |
Ice drift monitoring and forecast |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Forecasting and monitoring of the displacement of sea ice into a selected period |
Ice Edge Information |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Detection and monitoring of the boundary at any given time between open water and sea |
Information on Ice Field Compression and Divergence |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Estimation and forecasting of compression and divergence of the ice field |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Detection of the ice ridges – thickest part of the ice cover - and rough ice | |
Wind Speed and Direction Monitoring |
| Atmosphere | Maritime | Estimation of wind velocity - i.e. intensity and direction both |
Wave Height and Direction Monitoring |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Estimation of Significant Wave Height (SWH) and wave direction |
Air Temperature |
| Atmosphere | Maritime | Estimation of the air temperature at different altitude in land and sea area |
Iceberg and Bergy Bit Information |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Iceberg classification and distinction with respect to vessels |
Oil Spill Detection and Monitoring |
| Ocean | Maritime | Estimation of the air temperature at different altitude in land and sea area |
Icing Condition Detection |
| Ocean | Maritime | Estimation of the physical parameters generating the ice condition (wind speed, air temperature, freezing temperature of water…) |
Sea Current Monitoring |
| Ocean | Maritime | Estimation and monitoring of the horizontal water flow (intensity and direction) |
Change in Vegetation |
| Land | Land Ecosystems | Estimation, mapping and detection of changes in vegetation at different spatial-temporal scales |
Algae Blooming Monitoring |
| Ocean | Marine Ecosystems | Detection of the increase or accumulation in the population of algae within marine water systems |
Ice Season Length |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Recognition of sea ice opening, retreat, advance, and closing |
Fast Ice Information |
| Ocean | Maritime / Land Ecosystem | Detection and monitoring of land-fast ice |
Snow on Ice Information |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Estimation through modelling of snow fraction cover over the sea ice |
Icing Forecasting |
| Ocean | Maritime (Ice) | Forecast of marine icing condition |
Sea Surface Temperature |
| Ocean | Maritime | Estimation of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) |
Emissions to Air |
| Atmosphere | Marine Ecosystems | Assessment of ships’ pollution in ports, off the coastal areas and open sea |
AIS, Radar Signal and Other Instruments |
| Other | Maritime | Ship detection and traffic monitoring |
Monitoring of Shore Changes, Shore Erosion and Sediments Deposits |
| Land | Land Ecosystem / Maritime / fisheries | Monitoring of onshore changes, shore erosion and sediments in coastal zones |
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