Satellite tracking of icebergs in the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Antarctic science Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 278 - 287
• Main Authors: GLADSTONE, R., BIGG, G.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2002
• Subjects: Marine; PSW, Weddell Sea; icebergs; Weddell Sea; Coastal Current; SAR images; mass flux

Small to medium sized icebergs (200 m to 10 km across) in two areas of the Weddell Sea were tracked using satellite-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) from 22 January–21 February 1994 and 29 January–25 February 1992 respectively. The westward mass flux of icebergs in the Antarctic Coastal Current...