• DocumentCode
    1892526
  • Title

    Synthetic aperture radiometer measurements of freezing soil

  • Author

    Seppänen, Jaakko ; Kainulainen, Juha ; Hallikainen, Martti ; Lemmetyinen, Juha ; Rautiainen, Kimmo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Aalto, Finland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    24-29 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    2602
  • Lastpage
    2604
  • Abstract
    Annually large areas of northern hemisphere freeze and are covered with snow. This paper presents results from synthetic aperture radiometer measurements of soils in unfrozen and frozen state and examines changes in their L-band emissivity.
  • Keywords
    emissivity; hydrological techniques; ice; moisture; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; snow; soil; L-band emissivity; freezing soil; northern hemisphere; snow cover; soil frozen state; soil unfrozen state; synthetic aperture radiometer measurements; Brightness temperature; L-band; Sea measurements; Snow; Soil; Soil measurements; Temperature measurement; Emissivity; Frost; Radiometry; Snow; Soil moisture;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • ISSN
    2153-6996
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1003-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049774
  • Filename
    6049774