Metadata
West Arctic Regional Seas
13 November 2000 (318)

Beaufort Sea: Area from 125W-135W, 73N-76N analyzed using RADARSAT 319.1534Z.
Area from 145W-155W, 72N-76N analyzed using RADARSAT 317.0257Z.  Area from 135W-
145W, 69N-72N analyzed using RADARSAT 3191534Z.  Area from 122W-129W, 71N-76N 
analyzed using AVHRR 318.1557Z.  Area from 122W-128W, 69N-72N analyzed using 
AVHRR 318.1415Z.  Area from 130W-140W, 69N-72N analyzed using AVHRR 319.1106Z.
Remainder of area estimated using a combination of weather and persistence.
SUMMARY: 60% RADARSAT, 35% AVHRR, 5% estimated.

Chukchi Sea: Area from 160W-170W, 72N-76N analyzed using RADARSAT 318.0409Z.
Area from 158W-168W, 70N-73N analyzed using RADARSAT 318.0408Z.  Area from 170W-
180W, 72N-76N analyzed using RADARSAT 317.0439Z.  Area from 165W-175W, 70N-72N 
analyzed using RADARSAT 317.0438Z.  Area from 175W-175E, 68N-72N analyzed using 
RADARSAT 316.1843Z.  Remainder of area estimated using a combination of weather 
and persistence.
SUMMARY: 85% RADARSAT, 15% estimated.

West Bering Sea: Area from 178W-175E, 60N-64N analyzed using RADARSAT 318.0546Z.  
Area from 172W-180, 62N-66N analyzed using RADARSAT 317.1816Z.  Area from 165W-
172W, north of 62N analyzed using RADARSAT 317.0435Z.
SUMMARY: 100% RADARSAT.

East Bering Sea: Area from 162W-170W, north of 62N analyzed using RADARSAT 
317.0435Z.  Area from 162W-170W, 58N-62N analyzed using RADARSAT 317.0434Z.  
Remainder of area estimated using a combination of weather and persistence.
SUMMARY: 90% RADARSAT, 10% estimated.

Kamachatka Peninsula: Area from 160E-167E, north of 59N analyzed using AVHRR 
318.0049Z.  Area from 173E-176E, north of 58N analyzed using RADARSAT 318.0546Z.  
Remainder of area estimated using a combination of weather and persistence.
SUMMARY: 20% RADARSAT, 20% AVHRR, 60% estimated.

Canadian Arctic: Area east of Banks Island, north of Melville Island analzyed
using RADARSAT 316.1521. Area east of Melville Island and surrounding 
Borden and Mackenzie King Island analzyed using RADARSAT 317.1451Z. Areas
surrounding Victoria, Bathurst, and east of Somerset Islands analzyed using
OLS imagery 316.2220Z, 318.1833Z, and 319.0215Z. Remainder of area estimated using a combination of weather, persistence, and climatology. 
SUMMARY: 40% RADARSAT, 40% OLS, 20% estimated.

Laptev Sea: Area along the east coast of the Timor Peninsula analyzed using
OLS 318.0825Z. Hatanga River Delta analzyed using OLS 318.1250Z.
Area west of Severnaja Zemlia analyzed using OLS 318.1250Z. Fast Ice boundary
north of the Timor Peninsula analyzed using OLS 318.1430Z. Remainder of area
estimated using a combination of weather, persistence, climatology, and drift
vectors.
SUMMARY: 50% OLS, 50% estimated. 

East Siberian Sea: Area along the New Siberian Islands analyzed using OLS
319.0445, 319.0125, 318.1250, 318.0637, 318.0458, 318.0458, 317.22047, 317.0511 
and 316.2220.  Area from 68N-75N, 155E-170E analyzed using OLS 319.0445, 
319.0125, 318.0637, and 318.0458.  Remainder of the East Siberian Sea estimated 
using a combination of weather, persistence and climatology.
SUMMARY: 60% OLS, 40% estimated.

High Arctic West #1: Entire area analyzed using OLS 319.0624, 319.0445, 
319.0230 and 318.0637.
SUMMARY: 100% OLS.

High Arctic West #2: Entire area analyzed using OLS 319.0624, 319.0445 
and 318.1833.
SUMMARY: 100% OLS.

Sea of Okhotsk: The Penzhinskaya Guba and the northern Gizhiginskaya Guba 
analyzed using OLS 317.1107 and 317.0650. The northwestern portion of the 
Sea of Okhotsk from 140E-150E analyzed using OLS 316.1122. The Udskaya Guba
and Tartarskiy Proliv analyzed using OLS 317.1107, 317.0650 and 316.1122.
Remainder of the Sea of Okhotsk estimated using a combination of persistence, 
climatology and weather.
SUMMARY: 90% OLS, 10% estimated.

Sea of Japan: Area analyzed using OLS imagery from 13 Nov 2000. AVHRR IR 
temperatures from 13 Nov 2000, meteorology and climatology used as a guide. 
SUMMARY: 95% OLS, 5% AVHRR