Physical properties of natural sea ice: implications for single- and multi-polarization SAR images
This paper discusses the physical properties of naturally grown first-year sea ice and the implications that ice physical properties have for single- and multi-polarization SAR images. Temporally and spatially coincident images from the vertically polarized European Research Satellite (ERS-1) and th...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Online Access: | https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=f6041325-4887-4784-aa03-30ff71a30994 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=f6041325-4887-4784-aa03-30ff71a30994 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=f6041325-4887-4784-aa03-30ff71a30994 |
| Summary: | This paper discusses the physical properties of naturally grown first-year sea ice and the implications that ice physical properties have for single- and multi-polarization SAR images. Temporally and spatially coincident images from the vertically polarized European Research Satellite (ERS-1) and the CCRS polarimetric airSAR are compared. Quantified from the two different SARs is the backscattering coefficient of three sample areas of first-year ice near Resolute, Cornwallis Island. The 46° to 52° span of incidence angles in the polarimetric airSAR produce much lower microwave returns than observed from the 23° incidence angle of the ERS-1 satellite. The direct influence that ice salinity, density and microstructure have upon the ice microwave scattering characteristics is quantified in terms of the backscattering coefficient. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes |
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