Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies
To improve our understanding of how snow properties influence sea ice thickness retrievals from presently operational and upcoming satellite radar altimeter missions, as well as to investigate the potential for combining dual frequencies to simultaneously map snow depth and sea ice thickness, a new,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a6b30abd0c284c29acd8b8701b3d54c4 2023-05-15T15:09:52+02:00 Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies J. Stroeve V. Nandan R. Willatt R. Tonboe S. Hendricks R. Ricker J. Mead R. Mallett M. Huntemann P. Itkin M. Schneebeli D. Krampe G. Spreen J. Wilkinson I. Matero M. Hoppmann M. Tsamados 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4405-2020 https://doaj.org/article/a6b30abd0c284c29acd8b8701b3d54c4 EN eng Copernicus Publications https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/4405/2020/tc-14-4405-2020.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-14-4405-2020 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/a6b30abd0c284c29acd8b8701b3d54c4 The Cryosphere, Vol 14, Pp 4405-4426 (2020) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4405-2020 2022-12-31T04:01:43Z To improve our understanding of how snow properties influence sea ice thickness retrievals from presently operational and upcoming satellite radar altimeter missions, as well as to investigate the potential for combining dual frequencies to simultaneously map snow depth and sea ice thickness, a new, surface-based, fully polarimetric Ku- and Ka-band radar (KuKa radar) was built and deployed during the 2019–2020 year-long MOSAiC international Arctic drift expedition. This instrument, built to operate both as an altimeter (stare mode) and as a scatterometer (scan mode), provided the first in situ Ku- and Ka-band dual-frequency radar observations from autumn freeze-up through midwinter and covering newly formed ice in leads and first-year and second-year ice floes. Data gathered in the altimeter mode will be used to investigate the potential for estimating snow depth as the difference between dominant radar scattering horizons in the Ka- and Ku-band data. In the scatterometer mode, the Ku- and Ka-band radars operated under a wide range of azimuth and incidence angles, continuously assessing changes in the polarimetric radar backscatter and derived polarimetric parameters, as snow properties varied under varying atmospheric conditions. These observations allow for characterizing radar backscatter responses to changes in atmospheric and surface geophysical conditions. In this paper, we describe the KuKa radar, illustrate examples of its data and demonstrate their potential for these investigations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Midwinter ENVELOPE(139.931,139.931,-66.690,-66.690) The Cryosphere 14 12 4405 4426 |
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To improve our understanding of how snow properties influence sea ice thickness retrievals from presently operational and upcoming satellite radar altimeter missions, as well as to investigate the potential for combining dual frequencies to simultaneously map snow depth and sea ice thickness, a new, surface-based, fully polarimetric Ku- and Ka-band radar (KuKa radar) was built and deployed during the 2019–2020 year-long MOSAiC international Arctic drift expedition. This instrument, built to operate both as an altimeter (stare mode) and as a scatterometer (scan mode), provided the first in situ Ku- and Ka-band dual-frequency radar observations from autumn freeze-up through midwinter and covering newly formed ice in leads and first-year and second-year ice floes. Data gathered in the altimeter mode will be used to investigate the potential for estimating snow depth as the difference between dominant radar scattering horizons in the Ka- and Ku-band data. In the scatterometer mode, the Ku- and Ka-band radars operated under a wide range of azimuth and incidence angles, continuously assessing changes in the polarimetric radar backscatter and derived polarimetric parameters, as snow properties varied under varying atmospheric conditions. These observations allow for characterizing radar backscatter responses to changes in atmospheric and surface geophysical conditions. In this paper, we describe the KuKa radar, illustrate examples of its data and demonstrate their potential for these investigations. |
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J. Stroeve V. Nandan R. Willatt R. Tonboe S. Hendricks R. Ricker J. Mead R. Mallett M. Huntemann P. Itkin M. Schneebeli D. Krampe G. Spreen J. Wilkinson I. Matero M. Hoppmann M. Tsamados |
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J. Stroeve V. Nandan R. Willatt R. Tonboe S. Hendricks R. Ricker J. Mead R. Mallett M. Huntemann P. Itkin M. Schneebeli D. Krampe G. Spreen J. Wilkinson I. Matero M. Hoppmann M. Tsamados |
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Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies |
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Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies |
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Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies |
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Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies |
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Surface-based Ku- and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies |
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surface-based ku- and ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies |
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