Wave and sea ice research and method development for operational use based on

1) satellite measurements
· sea ice (SAR)
· waves (optical satellite images)

2) airborne measurements
· Lidar, HEM
· 3D sea ice topography and sea ice surface profiles; important for understanding the
backscattering properties of sea ice

3) coastal radar images
· strain rate calculations
· locations where there is compression in ice fields
4) Photogrammetry
· wave spectra calculation from image sequences or single image

in-situ measurements e.g. from RV Aranda and buoys
Special expertice in
1) data mining and refining into usable data formats

2) assimilation of in-situ measurements with remote sensing data

3) validation of operative SAR based products by using in-situ measuremnts from different
sources and instruments