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This study presents a satellite-based sea ice navigation system (SatSINS) that integrates observations and scientific output from remote sensing and meteorological data to develop optimum marine navigational routes in sea ice-covered waters, especially in areas where operational ice information is usually scarce. The system and its applications are presented in the context of a decision-making process to optimize the routing of the RV Xuelong during her passage through Prydz Bay, East Antarctica during three trips in the austral spring of 2011\u20132013. The study assesses scientifically-generated remote sensing ice parameters for their operational use in marine navigation. Evaluation criteria involve identification of priority parameters, their spatio-temporal requirements in relation to navigational needs, and their level of accuracy in conjunction with the severity of ice conditions. Coarse-resolution ice concentration maps are sufficient to delineate ice edge and develop a safe route when ice concentration is less than 70%, provided that ice dynamics, estimated from examining the cyclonic pattern, is not severe. Otherwise, fine-resolution radar data should be used to identify and avoid deformed ice. Satellite data lagging one day behind the actual location of the ship was sufficient in most cases although the proposed route may have to be adjusted. To evaluate the utility of SatSINS, deviation of the actual route from the proposed route was calculated and found to range between 165 m to about 16.0 km with standard deviations of 2.8\u20136.1 km. Growth of land-fast ice has proven to be an essential component of the system as it was estimated using a thermodynamic model with input from a meteorological station.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs9060518","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,24]],"date-time":"2017-05-24T12:13:11Z","timestamp":1495627991000},"page":"518","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Satellite-Based Sea Ice Navigation for Prydz Bay, East Antarctica"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Fengming","family":"Hui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China"},{"name":"Joint Center for Global Change Studies, Beijing 100875, China"}]},{"given":"Tiancheng","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China"}]},{"given":"Xinqing","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3968-9322","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammed","family":"Shokr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON M3H5T4, Canada"}]},{"given":"Petra","family":"Heil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Australian Antarctic Division and Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia"}]},{"given":"Jiechen","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting (SOA), National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, Beijing 100081, China"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Research on Marine Hazards Forecasting (SOA), National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, Beijing 100081, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6910-6565","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiao","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China"},{"name":"Joint Center for Global Change Studies, Beijing 100875, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"943","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dsr2.2007.12.026","article-title":"Tidal forcing on sea-ice drift and deformation in the western weddell sea in early austral summer, 2004","volume":"55","author":"Heil","year":"2008","journal-title":"Deep Sea Res. 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