Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer

Seasat 14.6-GHz scatterometer data are used to investigate variations in the large area-averaged backscatter signature during the late summer to fall transition. The temporal evolution in the backscatter coefficient indicates general changes in the surface properties of the sea ice which are attribu...

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Main Authors: Drinkwater, Mark R., Carsey, Frank D.
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Published: 1991
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19920052556 2023-05-15T18:17:26+02:00 Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer Drinkwater, Mark R. Carsey, Frank D. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available JAN 1, 1991 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920052556 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920052556 Accession ID: 92A35180 Copyright Other Sources 48 IGARSS '91: Annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium; June 3-6, 1991; Espoo; Finland 1991 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T19:32:50Z Seasat 14.6-GHz scatterometer data are used to investigate variations in the large area-averaged backscatter signature during the late summer to fall transition. The temporal evolution in the backscatter coefficient indicates general changes in the surface properties of the sea ice which are attributed to the seasonal cycle. Notable events in this typical cycle are the meltpond maximum, rapid drainage or disappearance of the meltponds, fall cooling and freeze-up, and ultimately snowfall. All are manifested in the signature record, and a simple empirical scattering model is used to infer the mean snow and ice properties and their temporal variation. Other/Unknown Material Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer
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description Seasat 14.6-GHz scatterometer data are used to investigate variations in the large area-averaged backscatter signature during the late summer to fall transition. The temporal evolution in the backscatter coefficient indicates general changes in the surface properties of the sea ice which are attributed to the seasonal cycle. Notable events in this typical cycle are the meltpond maximum, rapid drainage or disappearance of the meltponds, fall cooling and freeze-up, and ultimately snowfall. All are manifested in the signature record, and a simple empirical scattering model is used to infer the mean snow and ice properties and their temporal variation.
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author Drinkwater, Mark R.
Carsey, Frank D.
author_facet Drinkwater, Mark R.
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author_sort Drinkwater, Mark R.
title Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer
title_short Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer
title_full Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer
title_fullStr Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer
title_full_unstemmed Observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 GHz Seasat scatterometer
title_sort observations of the late-summer to fall sea ice transition with the 14.6 ghz seasat scatterometer
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