Long-term monitoring of sea ice conditions in the Kerch Strait by remote sensing data

Olga Yu. Lavrova; Marina I. Mityagina; Tatiana Yu. Bocharova; Andrey G. Kostianoy

doi:10.1117/12.2277829

13 October 2017 Long-term monitoring of sea ice conditions in the Kerch Strait by remote sensing data

Olga Yu. Lavrova, Marina I. Mityagina, Tatiana Yu. Bocharova, Andrey G. Kostianoy

Proceedings Volume 10422, Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2017; 104220L (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277829
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2017, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

The results of multi-year satellite monitoring of ice conditions in the Kerch Strait connecting the Black and Azov Seas are discussed. The issue gained importance in view of the ongoing construction of the Crimean Bridge across the strait. Our monitoring has been based on the whole variety of available satellite data including visible and radar data over the past 17 years. Every year the Azov Sea becomes fully or partially covered by ice during the cold season. In severe winters, ice often is carried to the Kerch Strait and even the Black Sea. An analysis of ice drift hydrometeorological conditions is presented. The ice conditions of 2017 are under special consideration. Everyday satellite monitoring of the Kerch Strait, including the construction area of the Crimean Bridge, revealed ice formation and drift features on the way from the Azov Sea through the Kerch Strait as well as ice interaction with the piers of the main and technological bridges under construction. It was found that, even under strong northeast winds, ice can pass neither through the piers, nor via the widest shipway. At present, it is hard to discern the impacts of the two bridges on floating ice, nevertheless when the construction is over and the technological bridge is gone, by all appearances the main bridge will strongly affect ice conditions in the Kerch Strait. This perspective calls for continuous satellite monitoring of the area that is enabled by cutting-edge systems and technologies.

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Olga Yu. Lavrova, Marina I. Mityagina, Tatiana Yu. Bocharova, and Andrey G. Kostianoy "Long-term monitoring of sea ice conditions in the Kerch Strait by remote sensing data", Proc. SPIE 10422, Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2017, 104220L (13 October 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2277829

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