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From page 21...
... As detailed in the previous chapters, great immediate benefits can be derived from the release of all Arctic sea-ice LIDPs because they will help improve our understanding of important climate-system processes and add substantial value to other remote-sensing and modeling efforts. The images provide information at scales, locations, and time periods that are extraordinarily important in advancing our knowledge of critical processes during this period of rapid loss and transformation of Arctic sea ice.
From page 22...
... These deformed ice areas may help anchor the coastal landfast ice shown here, thereby creating a platform for animals and people. They can also represent a significant obstacle to subsistence hunters who construct seasonal trails on the landfast ice at Barrow.
From page 23...
... Placing a high priority on the dissemination of LIDPs from the Beaufort site for all available years would be of great value. Increasing ship traffic and offshore oil and gas exploration activities in this region would also benefit from more accurate determination of the ice edge and hazardous ice conditions through validation of other satellite remote-sensing data sets such as the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I)
From page 24...
... CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FUTURE If data will be collected in the future and LIDPs produced for the purpose of public release, some modifications/additions would make the data even more useful for scientific research. Operators of national assets could continue collecting ice images during suitable atmospheric conditions at the existing Beaufort Sea, Canada Basin, and Chukchi Sea sites.
From page 25...
... Any Multi-spectral data, if available, would be particularly valuable to obtain more complete information on albedo and radiative surface fluxes.


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