An Investigation into the Effects of Variable Lake Ice Properties on Passive and Active Microwave Measurements Over Tundra Lakes Near Inuvik, N.W.T.

• Main Author: Gunn, Grant Edward
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2010
• Subjects: Lake Ice; Ice Types; Remote Sensing; X-band; Snow Water Equivalent; Active Microwave; Passive Microwave; SAR; Geography; Arctic; Inuvik; Northwest Territories; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5563

The accurate estimation of snow water equivalent (SWE) in the Canadian sub-arctic is integral to climate variability studies and water availability forecasts for economic considerations (drinking water, hydroelectric power generation). Common passive microwave (PM) snow water equivalent (SWE) algori...