DocumentCode
2104394
Title
Snow signature with the ERS2 radar altmeter
Author
Papa, Fabrice ; Mognard, Nelly ; Josberger, E.D. ; Remy, Frederique
Author_Institution
LEGOS, CNES, Toulouse, France
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
816
Abstract
Radar altimeter data from ERS2 satellite have been processed across The Northern Great Plains of U.S for an entire snow season and compared to in-situ measurements. We show that cover strongly decreases the variability and the intensity of the backscattering coefficient. The decrease in backscatter can be related to snow depth
Keywords
backscatter; hydrological techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; snow; spaceborne radar; 13.6 GHz; AD 1996; AD 1997; ERS-2; Northern Great Plains; SHF; USA; United States; backscatter; hydrology; measurement technique; radar altimetry experiment; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar signature; snow cover; snow depth; snowcover; snowpack; spaceborne radar; Backscatter; Electromagnetic heating; Extraterrestrial measurements; Grain size; Ice; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Snow; Spaceborne radar; Surfaces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7031-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976646
Filename
976646
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