(abstract) High-Resolution Satellite Microwave Radar Observation of Climate-Related Sea-Ice Anomalies

Since 1991 a suite of international satellites have collected large amounts of high-resolution microwave radar images over Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. Together with complementary synthetic aperture radar (SAR) 100 m resolution microwave imaging, these data provide a powerful tool for addressing th...

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Main Author: Drinkwater, Mark R.
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
sea ice climatology synthetic aperature radar microwave radar meteorology albedo NSCAT Arctic Antarctic imaging open-ocean polynyas
Antarctic
Arctic
albedo
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2014/27651
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Summary:Since 1991 a suite of international satellites have collected large amounts of high-resolution microwave radar images over Arctic and Antarctic sea ice. Together with complementary synthetic aperture radar (SAR) 100 m resolution microwave imaging, these data provide a powerful tool for addressing the characteristics of sea ice which directly influence the polar oceans and climate.

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