Metadata
West Arctic Regional Seas
24 December 2001

Beaufort Sea: Used the following imagery for analysis RADARSAT 
nss.01.356,0243, nss.01.357.0214m nss.01.358.0145, OLS images  
f13.01.359.1837,  f13.01.357.0302,f13.01.357.2237,f13.01.356.1918. 
to 
SUMMARY: 30% RADARSAT, 60% OLS, 10% estimated. 

Chukchi Sea: Used the following imagery for analysis. OLS image 
f13.01.358.2145, from 160-170W. f13.01.359.1837 for the remainder 
of the Sea. 
SUMMARY: 100% OLS.

Cook Inlet: Southern portion of Cook Inlet below 60N analyzed using DMSP OLS 
from 356.1148. Remainder of area estimated using weather, persistence and 
climatology.
SUMMARY: DMSP OLS 20%, Estimated 80%.

East Bering Sea: Iceedge and marginal ice zone west of 162E analyzed using 
RADARSAT from 356.0304. Iceedge and marginal ice zone from 162E to 153E and 
pack/fast ice north of 61N analyzed using DMSP OLS from 356.1148. Remainder of 
area estimated using weather, persistence and climatology.
SUMMARY: RADARSAT 25%, DMSP OLS 30%, Estimated 45%.

West Bering Sea: Iceedge and pack ice east of 176W and south of 63N analyzed 
using RADARSAT from 356.0304. Iceedge and pack ice from west of 176W and south 
of 63N analyzed using RADARSAT from 357.0627. Pack/fast ice north of 63N and 
east of 174W analyzed using DMSP OLS from 357.1218. Remainder of area estimated 
using weather, persistence and climatology.
SUMMARY: RADARSAT 65%%, DMSP OLS 20%, Estimated 15%.

Kamchatka Peninsula: Iceedge and pack ice west of 176E to 172E analyzed using 
RADARSAT from 357.0627. Iceedge and pack ice west of 167E and north of 58N 
analyzed using RADARSAT from 356.0833. Iceedge and pack ice between 172E and 
167E analyzed using DMSP OLS from 356.1313. Remainder of area estimated using 
weather, persistence and climatology.
SUMMARY: RADARSAT 70%, DMSP OLS 20%, Estimated 10%

Canarc West: Analyzed using OLS 359.2157Z, 359.1837Z, 358.2210Z, 
358.0247Z and 357.2224Z.  Southeastern portion estimated using a 
combination of weather and persistence.
SUMMARY: 90% OLS, 10% estimated.

High West Arctic 1: Majority of are analyzed using DMSP OLS 
f15.01354.0543Z.  Remainder of area estimated using a combination 
of SSM/I and QUIKSCAT for 21 Dec 2001, climatology and 
meteorology.
SUMMARY:  80% OLS, 20% estimated. 

High West Arctic 2: Majority of are analyzed using DMSP OLS 
f15.01354.0543Z.  Remainder of area estimated using a combination 
of SSM/I and QUIKSCAT for 21 Dec 2001, climatology and 
meteorology.  
SUMMARY:  80% OLS, 20% estimated. 

Laptev Sea: Majority of area analyzed using DMSP OLS 
f15.01356.0910Z, and f15.01356.0330Z. Remainder of area estimated 
using a combination of climatology and meteorology and 
persistence.
SUMMARY: 95% OLS, 5% estimated.

East Siberian Sea: Majority of area analyzed using DMSP OLS 
f13.01357.0531Z. Remainder of area estimated using a combination 
of climatology and meteorology and persistence.
SUMMARY: 95% OLS, 5% estimated.

Sea of Okhotsk: RADARSAT from 25 and 26 Dec 2001 used to analyze most of the 
eastern Sea of Okhotsk.  Majority of the area analyzed using DMSP OLS from 
01361.0045Z, 01360.1044Z, 01361.0614Z,01360.2021Z, 01359.2034Z, and 01360.2301Z.  
Other areas covered by clouds were estimated using climatology, meteorology, and 
persistence.

SUMMARY: 40% RADARSAT, 50% DMSP OLS, 10% estimated.

Sea of Japan: Entire area analyzed using DMSP OLS from 01356.1143Z along with
climatology, meteorology, and persistence.

SUMMARY: 100% DMSP OLS.

Yellow Sea:  Area along the western Yellow Sea analyzed using 
RADARSAT Areas along the northern portion of the Yellow Sea along 
the coasts of China, North Korea and South Korea analyzed using 
OLS 360.0943, 359.2220 and 358.2234.
SUMMARY: 30% RADARSAT, 70% OLS.