Metadata
West Arctic Regional Seas
18 December 2000 (353)

Beaufort Sea: Extreme western sea visible on Radarsat 353.0347Z. Central thru 
eastern sea visible on Radarsat 353.0206Z. Amundsen Gulf region visible on 
Radarsat 352.1431Z. Entire sea visible on AVHRR 351.1220Z. Meteorology, 
climatology and ice drift used as a guide.
SUMMARY: 65% Radarsat, 35% AVHRR.
 
Chukchi Sea: Northeast region visible on Radarsat 353.0347Z. Central region 
visible on Radarsat 352.1754Z. Central thru eastern region visible on Radarsat 
352.1753Z. South/central region visible on OLS 353.0547Z. Vicinity of Wrangel 
Island visible on OLS 353.0252Z and 352.2149Z. Remainder estimated using a 
combination of meteorology, climatology and ice drift. 
SUMMARY: 65% Radarsat, 15% OLS, 20% estimated.

West Bering Sea: Southern Gulf of Anadyr and southward visible on Radarsat 
353.0526Z and 352.0555Z. Area north of Cape Chaplin visible on Radarsat 352.1754Z
and 352.1754Z. 
SUMMARY: 100% Radarsat.

East Bering Sea: Norton Sound visible on RADARSAT 353.1725Z and 349.1743Z. 
Area from 60N-63N east of 168W analyzed using RADARSAT 353.1726Z.
Remainder estimated using a combination of meteorology, climatology and ice 
drift.
SUMMARY: 90% Radarsat, 10% estimated.

Kamchatka Peninsula: Area from 180W-175W NORTH OF 60N analyzed using
RADARSAT 352.0555Z. Area from 175E-163E North of 58N analyzed using
RADARSAT 353.1908Z
Area estimated using a combination of meteorology and climatology.
SUMMARY: 50% RADARSAT 50% estimated.

Cook Inlet: Area North of 61N analyzed using RADARSAT 353.0344Z. 
SUMMARY: 100% RADARSAT.

Canadian Arctic: Area from 100W-115W, S of 75N analyzed using OLS 352.0252Z. 
Amundsen Gulf analyzed using RADARSAT 352.1431Z. Area from 120W-110W, N of 75N 
analyzed using RADARSAT 352.1430Z. Area surrounding Ellef Ringnes Island 
analyzed using RADARSAT 352.1429Z. Area east of Banks Island analyzed using 
RADARSAT 351.1500Z. Coronation Gulf analyzed using AVHRR 351.1320Z. 
SUMMARY: 60% RADARSAT, 30% OLS, 5% AVHRR, 5% estimated.

Laptev Sea: Are along the coast of the Timor Peninsula analyzed using OLS 
354.0904Z. Khatonga River Delta analyzed using OLS 354.0716Z. Area west of S. 
Zemlya analyzed using OLS 354.0904Z. Remainder of the area estimated using a 
combination of climatology, persistence and weather. 
SUMMARY: 60% OLS, 40% estimated.

East Siberian: Majority of area analyzed using OLS 354.0716Z and 353.0252Z. 
Remainder of area estimated using a combination of climatology, persistence and 
weather. 
SUMMARY: 95% OLS, 5% estimated.

High Arctic West #1: Entire area estimated using a combination of 
climatology, persistence and weather.
SUMMARY: 100% estimated.

High Arctic West #2: Entire area estimated using a combination of 
climatology, persistence and weather.
SUMMARY: 100% estimated.

Sea of Okhotsk: Eastern portion along the Penzhina and Gizhiga Bay
analyzed using OLS 335.0703, and 354.1047.  The western coast of the Kamchatka
Peninsula analyzed using OLS 355.0703 and 354.2109.  The Tauy Bay analyzed
analyzed using OLS 355.0703 and 353.1047.  Central Sea of Okhotsk analyzed using
OLS 354.0716 and 353.1101.  Uda Bay and and along Sakhalin Island analyzed using 
OLS 353.1101, 352.2336 and 352.1115.  Reaminder of area estimated using a 
combination of weather, climatology and persistence.
SUMMARY: 75% OLS, 25% estimated.

Sea of Japan: Western Sakhalin Island analyzed using OLS 355.0051 and 354.2109. 
Remainder of the area estimated using a combination of weather, climatology 
and persistence.
SUMMARY: 80% OLS, 20% estimated

Yellow Sea: Northern Bohai Sea analyzed using OLS 355.0051Z and RadarSat 
354.0951Z. Entire Bohai Sea and Korea Bay visible on RadarSat 351.0938Z.  
SUMMARY: 90% RadarSat, 10% OLS.