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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1114-1
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721381
