Title :
GLI cryosphere products and validation
Author :
Hori, Masahiro ; Aoki, Teruo ; Hachikubo, Akihiro ; Tanikawa, Tomonori ; Iizuka, Yasuko ; Motoyoshi, Hiroki ; Stamnes, Knut ; Li, Wei ; Eide, Hans ; Storvold, Rune
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. Res. & Application Center, Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The Global Imager (GLI) aboard the ADEOS-II satellite launched in December 14, 2002 observed sunlight reflection and infrared emission from the Earth´s surface globally, and detected various geophysical parameters (e.g., snow and sea-ice cover extent, snow grain size and impurity). They contribute to the investigation of global hydrological cycle and radiation budget that are primal factors of the global climate change. Preliminary analysis results of the GLI snow products with 6-month GLI data and their validation results are presented.
Keywords :
climatology; geomorphology; hydrological techniques; snow; AD 2002 12 14; ADEOS-II satellite; Earth surface; GLI cryosphere products; GLI snow product; Global Imager aboard; geophysical parameters; global climate change; global hydrological cycle; global radiation; impurity; infrared emission; sea-ice cover; snow grain size; sunlight reflection; Earth; Grain size; Impurities; Infrared detectors; Infrared imaging; Reflection; Satellites; Sea ice; Sea surface; Snow;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1370691
