Radiative transfer theory for remote sensing of sea ice

Author

Ewe, H.T. ; Veysoglu, M.E. ; Hsu, C.C. ; Shin, R.T. ; Kong, J.A.

Author_Institution

Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

623

Abstract

A theoretical model for a sea ice configuration with rough interfaces is constructed. Ellipsoidal scatterers embedded in the background ice are used to model brine inclusions and air bubbles. Radiative transfer theory is applied to calculate the bistatic scattering coefficients and the brightness temperatures for multilayer sea ice configurations. The rough surface effects are taken into account by modifying the boundary conditions using the small perturbation method (SPM)

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave measurement; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar theory; radiative transfer; radiometry; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; air bubble; backscatter; bistatic scattering coefficient; boundary conditions; brightness temperature; brine inclusion; embedded ellipsoidal scatterer; measurement technique; multilayer sea ice configuration; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radiative transfer theory; radiometry; radiowave reflection; rough interface; rough surface effect; sea ice; sea surface ocean; small perturbation method; theoretical model; Boundary conditions; Brightness temperature; Nonhomogeneous media; Ocean temperature; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Scattering; Sea ice; Sea surface; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399202

Filename

399202