Kjell Kloster

Job Position: 
Senior Researcher
 
Department: 
Polar Environmental Remote Sensing
 
Group: 
Polar Environment Remote Sensing Group
 
E-mail: 
 
Phone: 
+47 406 37 296
 
Field of Research: 
glaciology
 

Main Research Area

Arctic and Marine Remote Sensing Studies
Kjell Kloster

Sea ice mapping and monitoring using polar orbit satellites.

Radar and microwave remote sensing.

Peer Review Publications and Books

6 total publications.

2011

  1. Smedsrud, LH, Sirevaag, A, Kloster, K, Sorteberg, A, Sandven, S . 2011 . Recent wind driven high sea ice area export in the Fram Strait contributes to Arctic sea ice decline . 4 . 821 - 829 . The Cryosphere . 5

2008

  1. Alexandrov, V, Sandven, S, Volkov, VA, Babiker, M, Kloster, K . 2008 . Detection of Arctic icebergs on the base of satellite information . 3 . 44-55 . Earth Research from Space
  2. Alexandrov, V, Shalina, EV, Babina, OO, Johannessen, OM, Bobylev, L, Kloster, K . 2008 . Verification of multiyear sea ice area estimates derived from satellite passive microwave data in the Arctic . 4 . 54-60 . St. Petersburg State University . Herald of St. Petersburg University, series 4 "Physics and chemistry" . 4

1997

  1. Johannessen, OM, Sandven, S, Kloster, K, Pettersson, LH, Melentyev, VV, Bobylev, L, Kondratyev, KY . 1997 . ERS-1/2 SAR monitoring of dangerous ice phenomena along the western part of the Northern Sea Route . 12 . 2477-2481 . Taylor & Francis . International Journal of Remote Sensing . 18

1989

  1. Kloster, K . 1989 . Using TBUS orbital elements for AVHRR image gridding . 4-5 . 653-659 . Taylor & Francis . International Journal of Remote Sensing . 10

1983

  1. Svendsen, E, Kloster, K, Farrelly, BA, Johannessen, OM, Johannessen, JA, Campbell, WJ, Gloersen, P, Cavalieri, D, Mätzler, C . 1983 . Norwegian Remote Sensing Experiment: Evaluation of the Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer for Sea Ice Research . C5 . 2781-2791 . American Geophysical Union . Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans) . 88

Other Publications and Works

2006

  1. Sandven, S, Sagen, H, Wadhams, P, Wilkinson, JP, Hughes, N, Haas, C, Lieser, J, Bishop, J, Busche, T, Flinspach, D, Martin, T, Pfahhling, A, von Saldern, C, Kloster, K, Forsberg, R, Munk Hvidegaard, S, Peddie, D . 2006 . Sea Ice thickness Observing System: Report and data analysis on the 2004 and 2005 experiments
  2. Sandven, S, Sagen, H, Wadhams, P, Wilkinson, J, Doble, M, Meldrum, DT, Mercer, DJL, Haas, C, Lieser, J, Alexandrov, V, Kloster, K, Forsberg, R, Munk Hvidegaard, S, Peddie, D . 2006 . SITHOS: Report and data analysis from the Field experiments in March-April 2003
  3. Sandven, S, Johannessen, OM, Kloster, K . 2006 . Sea ice monitoring by Remote Sensing . John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. . Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry. Instrument and Application.
  4. Sandven, S, Babiker, M, Kloster, K . 2006 . Analysis of high-resolution satellite images for iceberg detection in the Barents Sea . NERSC

2005

  1. Alexandrov, V, Kloster, K, Bobylev, L, Alexandrov, M, Johannessen, OM, Babina, OO . 2005 . Comparison of SSM/I and SAR-derived estimates of old ice area in the Arctic. (on CD-ROM) . St.Petersburg, 2005 . 31-st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Global Monitoring for Sustainability and Security
  2. Johannessen, OM, Kloster, K, Pettersson, LH, Bobylev, L, Sandven, S, Alexandrov, V . 2005 . Demonstration of SAR data for sea ice monitoring in the Northern Sea Route . St. Petersburg 20 – 24 June 2005 . ISPRS Conference
  3. Sandven, S, Kloster, K, Sagen, H, Alexandrov, V, Gerland, S, Hall, R, Forsberg, R, Hvidegard, SM, Haas, C . 2005 . Cryosat pre-launch cal-val studies of sea ice thickness . NERSC
  4. Sandven, S, Haas, C, Sagen, H, Kloster, K, Forsberg, R, Alexandrov, V . 2005 . CRYOSAT pre-launch CalVal study for sea ice thickness.(On CD-ROM) . the 31-st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Global Monitoring for Sustainability and Security
  5. Furevik, BR, Hamre, T, Babiker, M, Kloster, K, Elisassen, R . 2005 . Operators Manual for Slick Analysis in SAR images . NERSC Special report
  6. Sandven, S, Alexandrov, V, Gerland, S, Hall, R, Kloster, K . 2005 . Sea ice freeboard and thickness as function of snow cover and ice density . 8-10 March 2005, Frascati, Italy . Abstracts of the CRYOSAT 2005 Workshop

2004

  1. Sandven, S, Sagen, H, Wadhams, P, Wilkinson, J, Doble, M, Haas, C, Lieser, J, Alexandrov, V, Kloster, K, Forsberg, R, Munk Hvidegaard, S, Peddie, D . 2004 . Sea Ice Thickness Observation System - SITHOS . 55 . NERSC
  2. Alexandrov, V, Sandven, S, Kloster, K, Bobylev, L, Zaitsev, LV . 2004 . Comparison of sea ice signatures in OKEAN and RADARSAT radar images for the northeastern Barents Sea . 6 . 882-892 . Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing . 30

2003

  1. Sandven, S, Kloster, K . 2003 . CRYOSAT planning for Norwegian Pre-Launch activities . NERSC
  2. Sandven, S, Kloster, K, Furevik, BR, Hamre, T . 2003 . Isovervåking med SAR for klima og operasjonelle tjenester . NERSC

2002

  1. Melentyev, VV, Chernook, VI, Pettersson, LH, Kloster, K . 2002 . Multi spectral airborne radar survey: New possibilities for diagnostic of ice cover parameters of the Arctic Seas . 78-89 . Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, Russian Academy of Science

2001

  1. Sandven, S, Dalen, Ø, Lundhaug, M, Kloster, K, Alexandrov, V, Zaitsev, LV . 2001 . Sea ice investigations in the Laptev Sea area in late summer using SAR data . 502-516 . The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute . Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing . 27
  2. Sandven, S, Kloster, K, Hamre, T, Dalen, Ø . 2001 . Sea ice monitoring by satellites in the Svalbard area . NERSC

2000

  1. Steen, AH, Baldursdottir, HB, Sandven, S, Berglund, R, Gislason, K, Haajanen, J, Hafsteinsson, G, Hamre, T, Joakobsson, T, Jonsdottir, I, Kloster, K, Kotovirta, V, Lind, M, Olaussen, TI, Pedersen, LT, Saldo, R, Seina, A . 2000 . System design and user requirements study . NERSC
  2. Sandven, S, Johannessen, JA, Kloster, K, Hamre, T, Sætre, HJ . 2000 . Satellite studies of ocean fronts and eddies for deepwater development in the Norwegian Sea . Referee Proceedings of the 10th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2000) Seattle, USA May 28-June 2 2000
  3. Johannessen, OM, Sandven, S, Furevik, BR, Kloster, K, Espedal, H . 2000 . WEMSAR: Review of Wind Retrieval Algorithms . NERSC