Multi-Frequency Microwave Interactions of Snow-Covered Arctic First-Year Sea Ice ...
In this thesis, the thermophysical, dielectric and Ku-, X- and C-band polarimetric microwave properties of relatively smooth snow covered first-year sea ice (FYI), from late-winter to pre-early melt onset thermodynamic regime are investigated. Fully-polarimetric microwave backscatter data acquired f...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/32826 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/107646 |
| Summary: | In this thesis, the thermophysical, dielectric and Ku-, X- and C-band polarimetric microwave properties of relatively smooth snow covered first-year sea ice (FYI), from late-winter to pre-early melt onset thermodynamic regime are investigated. Fully-polarimetric microwave backscatter data acquired from a unique, surface-based multi-frequency (Ku-, X- and C-band) scatterometer system is used near-coincident with in situ snow thermophysical measurements, to investigate thermodynamic and electrical state of snow covered FYI. Using a first-order microwave backscatter model, a multi-frequency framework is theoretically established to determine the dominant snow thermophysical properties sensitive to the modeled microwave backscatter, at Ku-, X- and C-band frequencies. Multi-frequency microwave observations acquired from the scatterometer system are then used to inter-compare with modeled backscatter, to investigate the potential of the surface-based system to determine the thermodynamic and electrical state of ... |
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