A service of the Arctic Task Force of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN-CEL)

Donnerstag, 28. April 2011

Ice Imaging

The Ocean Law Daily” has pointed out new imaging provided by the International Arctic Research Center-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Information System (IJIS) for tracking the progression of the retreat of the Arctic ice cover. Instead of using a harsh demarcation between ice covered and open waters as used by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), IJIS’s system feathers the shading to distinguish the change between open waters and ice cover. 

Keine Kommentare:

Kommentar veröffentlichen