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Methods for processing satellite data on ice features that pose a threat to the safety of offshore operations in the Arctic seas are considered. They are divided into interactive, automated, and automatic methods. The methods are illustrated by examples of archival satellite data on the Russian Arctic sector. Radar and optical data have been used as the satellite information source. It is shown that the successful satellite monitoring of dangerous ice features requires the optimal combination of satellite observations at various stages that provide for a synergistic approach to the data assimilation of different spectral bands obtained using different spacecraft.
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Original Russian Text © V.G. Smirnov, I.A. Bychkova, 2015, published in Issledovanie Zemli iz Kosmosa, 2015, No. 4, pp. 79–87.
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Smirnov, V.G., Bychkova, I.A. Satellite monitoring of ice features to ensure safety of offshore operations in the Arctic seas. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 51, 935–942 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433815090182
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