Estimation of sea-ice thickness in Ross and Weddell Seas from SSM/I brightness temperatures

• Main Authors: Aulicino G., Fusco G., Budillon G.
• Other Authors: Luigi Naselli-Flores, Aulicino, G., Fusco, G., Budillon, G.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; Filchner Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11566/265460

In polar regions, interactions between atmosphere and ocean are strongly influenced by the presence/absence of the ice cover and by its thickness. Since satellite passive microwave observations became available in the 1970s, significant progress has been made in the study of snow depth and sea ice c...