A Comparison of Passive Microwave Derive Melt Extent to Melt Intensity Estimated From Combined Optical and Thermal Satellite Signatures over the Greenland Ice Sheet For 2002
Remote Sensing of surface melt extent and surface melt magnitude is important in studying ice sheet’s mass balance and climatic changes in polar regions. Passive microwave Special Sensor Microwave/Imager data was used to monitor and study surface melt extent of the Greenland ice sheet. Optical and t...
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| Summary: | Remote Sensing of surface melt extent and surface melt magnitude is important in studying ice sheet’s mass balance and climatic changes in polar regions. Passive microwave Special Sensor Microwave/Imager data was used to monitor and study surface melt extent of the Greenland ice sheet. Optical and thermal satellite signatures, calibrated by melt water content derived from a physical snowmelt model was used to study the melt intensity (magnitude) of the Greenland ice sheet. By comparing passive microwave satellite data to optical‐thermal satellite data, a comparison can established to determine if there is a correlation between surface melt extent and surface melt intensity (E‐melt) across the Greenland ice sheet. Results were evaluated and showed a prominent correlation between surface melt extent and surface melt magnitude. |
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