Seasat scatterometer observations of sea ice

Author

Swift, Calvin T.

Author_Institution

Microwave Remote Sensing Lab., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

716

Lastpage

723

Abstract

Seasat I scatterometer data collected over the Beaufort Sea are analyzed and compared with a simple theoretical model that includes surface roughness and volume scattering. The values of the root-mean-square (rms) surface slope of roughness and the volume scattering albedo are adjusted to fit the data. With qualifications imposed on the theoretical assumptions, the data are well modeled by the two parameters and the sensor offers a physically based means to monitor the statistical properties of sea ice using satellite scatterometers, such as the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) and the NSCAT, which collected data from the Japanese ADEOS I spacecraft

Keywords

backscatter; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; Arctic Ocean; Beaufort Sea; ERS-1; NSCAT; Seasat scatterometer observations; backscattering; measurement technique; ocean; radar backscatter; radar remote sensing; radar scatterometry; root-mean-square; sea ice; surface roughness; surface slope; theoretical model; volume scattering; Radar measurements; Remote monitoring; Rough surfaces; Satellites; Scattering; Sea ice; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface fitting; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.752188

Filename

752188