Evolution of the passive and active microwave signatures of a large sea ice feature during its 2 1/2-year drift through the Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Gohin, Francis, Cavanie, Alain, Ezraty, Robert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Geophysical Union 1998
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; New Siberian Islands; Ostrova; Fram Strait; International Arctic Buoy Program; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00447/55848/58406.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/97JC03333; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00447/55848/

Although estimation of the total ice concentration from special sensor microwave imagers (SSM/I) has proven to be successful, none of the various algorithms developed to discriminate new and older ice provide satisfying results. While the strong contrast between the emissivity of sea ice and that of...