Sea Ice Radar Backscatter Modeling, Measurements, and the Fusion of Active and Passive Microwave Data.

• Main Author: Beaven, Scott G.
• Other Authors: KANSAS UNIV CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC LAWRENCE RADAR SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment; *POLAR REGIONS; *MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT; *BACKSCATTERING; *DATA FUSION; *RADAR SIGNATURES; *SEA ICE; EMISSION; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MODELS; MONITORING; INTERACTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; FREQUENCY MODULATION; COHERENCE; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; MICROWAVES; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; SHORT RANGE(TIME); SURFACES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; DARKNESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADAR REFLECTIONS; REMOTE DETECTORS; CLIMATE; TRANSITIONS; NOISE REDUCTION; OCEANS; RADAR SIGNALS; RANGE(DISTANCE); MOISTURE; CLOUD COVER; OPEN WATER; ARCTIC REGIONS; C BAND; ARCTIC OCEAN; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA299742; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA299742

The polar oceans play a key role in our climate because of the complex interactions between sea ice, open water and the atmosphere.