Sea Ice Analysis and Forecasting -

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Résumé :
This book provides an advanced introduction to the science behind automated prediction systems, focusing on sea ice analysis and forecasting. Starting from basic principles, fundamental concepts in sea ice physics, remote sensing, numerical methods, and statistics are explained at an accessible level. Existing operational automated prediction systems are described and their impacts on information providers and end clients are discussed. The book also provides insight into the likely future development of sea ice services and how they will evolve from mainly manual processes to increasing automation, with a consequent increase in the diversity and information content of new ice products. With contributions from world-leading experts in the fields of sea ice remote sensing, data assimilation, numerical modelling, and verification and operational prediction, this comprehensive reference is ideal for students, sea ice analysts, and researchers, as well as decision-makers and professionals working in the ice service industry....

Sommaire:
Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction Tom Carrieres; 2. Sea ice physics and modelling Jean-Fran?ois Lemieux, Sylvain Bouillon, Fr?d?ric Dupont, Gregory Flato, Martin Losch, Pierre Rampal, Louis-Bruno Tremblay, Martin Vancoppenolle and Timothy Williams; 3. Sea ice observations Leif Toudal Pedersen, Rasmus Tonboe, Stefan Kern, Thomas Lavergne, Natalia Ivanova and Georg Heygster; 4. Sea ice data assimilation Mark Buehner, Laurent Bertino, Alain Caya, Patrick Heimbach and Greg Smith; 5. Automated sea ice prediction systems Tom Carrieres, Alain Caya, Pam Posey, E. Joseph Metzger, Laurent Bertino, Arne Melsom, Greg Smith, Michael Sigmond, Viatcheslav Kharin and Adrienne Tivy; 6. System evaluation Tom Carrieres, Barbara Casati, Alain Caya, Pam Posey, E. Joseph Metzger, Arne Melsom, Michael Sigmond, Viatcheslav Kharin and Fr?d?ric Dupont; 7. Current ice services and their expected evolution Tom Carrieres, Mark Buehner, Jean-Francois Lemieux, Leif Toudal Pederson, Alain Caya, Nick Hughes, Sean Helfrich, Juha Karvonen and Lars Axell; Index.