Remote sensing of the ice sheets

Author

Davis, Curt H.

Author_Institution

Radar Syst. & Remote Sensing Lab., Kansas Univ., Kansas City, KS, USA

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

32

Abstract

The importance of understanding ice sheet dynamics in order to achieve a realistic model of climatic and oceanographic processes is discussed. The role played by radar remote sensing instruments such as radar depth sounders, synthetic aperture radar imagers, and satellite radar altimeters in the systematic monitoring of ice sheet characteristics, which is essential in the early detection of global warming trends, is examined. The principle of operation of each of these instruments and the information they provide are described.<>

Keywords

atmospheric temperature; climatology; glaciology; hydrological techniques; radioaltimeters; remote sensing by radar; SAR technique; climatic process model; glaciology; global warming; ice sheet dynamics; ice sheets; monitoring; oceanographic processes; radar depth sounders; radar remote sensing instruments; satellite radar altimeters; synthetic aperture radar imagers; Ice; Instruments; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/45.84096

Filename

84096