Use of Satellite Communication Systems for Collecting and Transmitting Data on the State of the Arctic Sea Ice Cover

Arranging of a modern system of hydrometeorological support in the Arctic is possible only with the use of a multilevel information and telecommunications infrastructure, which will ensure timely receipt of information about the state of the environment and ice conditions in the Arctic, its assimilation and processing, delivery of information about current and predicted meteorological and ice conditions, notifications and warnings to consumers at the serviced objects. The report examines the existing and prospective satellite communication systems that ensure the collection of observational data and the transfer of information products to a wide range of users. The AARI experience in transferring large amounts of information to ships using Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) maritime stations, which provide high speeds of the satellite data transmission channel, is presented.