Patent ID: 11940273
Assignee: UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. A system for determining a floe size distribution for a plurality of floes within a geographical area, the system comprising:
a chord length distribution module configured to determine a chord length distribution for the geographical area, the chord length distribution comprising a plurality of measured floe chord lengths; and
a floe size distribution module configured to determine the floe size distribution over the geographical area based on the chord length distribution, wherein the floe size distribution comprises a plurality of floe diameters;
wherein the chord length distribution module is further configured to receive a first series of altimeter data corresponding to the geographical area, identify one or more first adjacent data points from the first series of altimeter data indicating ice to determine a first floe chord length, identify one or more second adjacent data points from the first series of altimeter data indicating ice to determine a second floe chord length, and include the first floe chord length and the second floe chord length in the chord length distribution.