Title :
Snow Property Measurements Correlative to Microwave Emission at 35 GHz
Author :
Davis, Robert E. ; Dozier, Jeff ; Chang, Alfred T C
Author_Institution :
Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Abstract :
Snow microstructure, measured by plane section analysis, and snow wetness, measured by the dilution method, are used to calculate input parameters for a microwave emission model that uses the radiative transfer method. The scattering and absorbing properties are calculated by Mie theory. The effects of different equivalent sphere conversions, adjustments for near-field interference, and different snow wetness characterizations are compared for various snow conditions.
Keywords :
Brightness temperature; Ice; Microstructure; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Microwave theory and techniques; Mie scattering; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Snow; Snow; microstructure; microwave; radiative transfer; wetness;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.1987.289745
