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Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeoinformaticsCryosphere StudiesRemote SensingTerrain AnalysisCryospheric Remote SensingIce MonitoringRadar InstrumentationRemote Sensing ImageryRemote Sensing Of IceSnow MonitoringAccumulation FeaturesGlacier Remote SensingRemote Sensing AnalysisRemote Sensing Instrumentation
A broadbanded impulse radar system was used for aerial detection of accumulated frazil and brash ice in a 9.5-km reach of the St. Lawrence River near Ogden Island. The remote sensing and data reduction system developed for the project provided data sufficient for production of a contour map having 1-ft intervals. With this contour map, the accumulation pattern of frazil and brash ice could be analyzed. Recommendations are given for improving the performance of the aerial profiling system.