Cryorad: A Low Frequency Wideband Radiometer Mission for the Study of the Cryosphere
Earth's cold regions are key elements of the planet's climate system: they have strong feedbacks with global change and they have a direct impact on human activities. Despite their importance, at present they are not adequately monitored by state-of-the-art instruments. In order to fill th...
Published in: | IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/3f0f9b5a-2225-4fee-879a-03c93a289226 https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8519172 |
Summary: | Earth's cold regions are key elements of the planet's climate system: they have strong feedbacks with global change and they have a direct impact on human activities. Despite their importance, at present they are not adequately monitored by state-of-the-art instruments. In order to fill this gap, a dedicated spaceborne mission called Cryorad has been proposed in the framework of the ESA Earth Explorer 10 call. The mission would comprise a 0.4-2 GHz nadir-looking radiometer installed on a polar-orbit satellite. Scientific and technical studies are underway, as well as experimental campaigns in Greenland and Antarctica. |
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