Title :
Synthetic aperture radiometer measurements of freezing soil
Author :
Seppänen, Jaakko ; Kainulainen, Juha ; Hallikainen, Martti ; Lemmetyinen, Juha ; Rautiainen, Kimmo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Aalto, Finland
Abstract :
Annually large areas of northern hemisphere freeze and are covered with snow. This paper presents results from synthetic aperture radiometer measurements of soils in unfrozen and frozen state and examines changes in their L-band emissivity.
Keywords :
emissivity; hydrological techniques; ice; moisture; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; snow; soil; L-band emissivity; freezing soil; northern hemisphere; snow cover; soil frozen state; soil unfrozen state; synthetic aperture radiometer measurements; Brightness temperature; L-band; Sea measurements; Snow; Soil; Soil measurements; Temperature measurement; Emissivity; Frost; Radiometry; Snow; Soil moisture;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049774
