Utilization of the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band for Arctic Ship Tracking and Fisheries Management

Utilization of the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band for Arctic Ship Tracking and Fisheries Management

Maritime ships operating on-board illumination at night appear as point sources of light to highly sensitive low-light imagers on-board environmental satellites. Unlike city lights or lights from offshore gas platforms, whose locations remain stationary from one night to the next, lights from ships...

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Main Authors: William C. Straka, Curtis J. Seaman, Kimberly Baugh, Kathleen Cole, Eric Stevens, Steven D. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
satellite imagery
nighttime visible
NIR
ship lights
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/1/971

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