Evaluation of single-band snow-patch mapping using high-resolution microwave remote sensing: an application in the maritime Antarctic

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Mora, Carla, Jiménez, Juan Javier, Pina, Pedro, Catalão, João, Vieira, Gonçalo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Antarctic; King George Island; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Antarc*; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-139-2017; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00010530; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00010487/tc-11-139-2017.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/11/139/2017/tc-11-139-2017.pdf

The mountainous and ice-free terrains of the maritime Antarctic generate complex mosaics of snow patches, ranging from tens to hundreds of metres. These can only be accurately mapped using high-resolution remote sensing. In this paper we evaluate the application of radar scenes from TerraSAR-X in Hi...