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SEA ICE MONITORING
Timely information on sea ice and other
met-ocean conditions is essential for all types of marine operations
in Polar Regions. Polar waters represent a significantly higher degree
of risk to shipping than most other waters, because of the presence
of ice fields, wind and waves, icing of vessels and darkness in the
winter. The safety and efficiency of sea transportation, off-shore operations,
fisheries, and other marine activities have been the motivation to establish
operational sea ice monitoring in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Baltic
Sea. In addition to operators of vessels and offshore structures in
Polar Regions, the routine mapping of sea ice on a global scale is important
for scientific and regulatory users in the areas of climate monitoring,
environmental protection, and sustainable resource management.
Polar View’s Sea Ice Monitoring and
Forecasting service includes specific technical products that meet explicit
user requirements. The following links outline in more detail each technical
product line.
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Global
Sea Ice Monitoring
Timely information on sea ice and
other met-ocean conditions is essential for all types of marine
operations in Polar Regions. This service builds on existing capabilities
by providing global sea ice products at improved spatial resolutions
for the entire Arctic Ocean.
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High-Resolution
Ice Charts
High-resolution ice charts covering
local areas in the European Arctic provides fine scale information
about sea ice concentration in fjords, straits and marginal ice
zone for marine safety and habitat research.
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Medium
Resolution Ice Charts
The Danish Meteorological Institute
(DMI) will provide medium resolution ice charts covering all Greenland
waters on a weekly basis. The chart production will be executed
using the current ice charting system.
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Regional
Sea Ice Forecasting
The regional sea ice service provides
forecasts of ice motion, concentration, thickness, ridges and
deformations for the Baltic Sea area using numerous multi-category
sea ice models.
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Sea
Ice Thickness Charts
Sea ice thickness charts provide
users at sea with timely ice thickness charts based on SAR data
and ground truth in a appropriate resolution for ice navigation.
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