CPC G01C 13/00 (2013.01) [G01C 21/20 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for determining a floe size distribution for a plurality of floes within a geographical area, the method comprising:
determining a chord length distribution for the geographical area, the chord length distribution comprising a plurality of measured floe chord lengths; and
determining the floe size distribution over the geographical area based on the chord length distribution, the floe size distribution comprising a plurality of floe diameters;
wherein determining the chord length distribution for the geographical area further comprises:
receiving a first series of altimeter data corresponding to the geographical area;
identifying one or more first adjacent data points from the first series of altimeter data indicating ice to determine a first floe chord length;
identifying one or more second adjacent data points from the first series of altimeter data indicating ice to determine a second floe chord length; and
including the first floe chord length and the second floe chord length in the chord length distribution for the geographical area.
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