Track: Oceanography, Coastal Zone, Marine Resources
Automated Detection of Oceanic Fronts and Eddies from Remotely Sensed Satellite Data Using ArcInfo
Sharon M. MesickMartin H. Booda , Barbara Gibson
Oceanic fronts can be defined as ocean areas where horizontal gradients of various measurable parameters exceed particular thresholds. Ocean frontal boundaries are located throughout the world's oceans and represent areas of high interest for naval operations and for commercial applications. The Naval Oceanographic Office obtained seasonally distributed, remotely sensed Multi Channel Sea-Surface Temperature data for a large study area. The data were processed through ARC GRID software using basic slope functions. The results were favorably compared with manually digitized frontal boundary data. This paper presents the details of the study methodology and the results of the proof-of-concept.
Sharon M. Mesick
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