Theoretical models for active and passive remote sensing of sea ice

The authors have developed the theoretical models for scattering and propagation of the electromagnetic wave in multi-layered anisotropic random media to study active and passive microwave remote sensing of sea ice. The theoretical results are used to interpret active and passive remote sensing data from multi-layered random media such as first- and multi-year sea ices. The comparison between theoretical calculations and data matching with experiments illustrates the merits of theoretical models in understanding and interpreting radar and radiometric observation of various types of sea ice