• DocumentCode
    3027411
  • Title

    The effects of multilayering structure of snow on backscattering from snow covered soils

  • Author

    Brogioni, M. ; Xiong, Chuan ; Crepaz, A. ; Paloscia, S. ; Pampaloni, P. ; Santi, Enrico ; Shi, J.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Appl. Phys., Florence, Italy
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    21-26 July 2013
  • Firstpage
    1198
  • Lastpage
    1201
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a multilayer version of the Dense Medium Radiative Transfer (DMRT) model has been implemented for the active remote sensing. The effects of multilayer structure of snowpack and its temporal evolution on backscattering have been investigated. The study has been focused on the effect of layering structure of snowpack typical of the Alpine regions. The ground measurements used as model inputs have been collected on the Italian Alps during the 2009-2010 winter season.
  • Keywords
    hydrological techniques; remote sensing; snow; AD 2009 to 2010; Alpine regions; DMRT model; Italian Alps; active remote sensing; dense medium radiative transfer; snow covered soils; snowpack multilayer structure effects; winter season; Backscatter; Grain size; Nonhomogeneous media; Remote sensing; Snow; Soil; Synthetic aperture radar; DMRT model; Snow layering; X-band backscattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • ISSN
    2153-6996
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-1114-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721381
  • Filename
    6721381