Effects of large structure in wet snow cover on SAR measurements

Author

Shi, Jiancheng ; Kattlemann, Rich ; Dozier, Jeff

Author_Institution

ICESS, California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1451

Abstract

The authors have developed a microwave model to evaluate the effects of large structures in wet snowcover, such as draining fingers and channels, on backscattering and polarization properties, especially at L-band. With the numerical simulation, they demonstrate the characteristics of backscattering and polarization signatures at each stage of draining finger and channel developments. The authors show the potential of SAR applications for both snow melting model improvement and snow avalanche prediction and control

Keywords

backscatter; hydrological techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; snow; synthetic aperture radar; L-band; SAR; UHF; backscattering; channel; draining fingers; hydrology; large scale structure; large structure; measurement technique; microwave model; numerical simulation; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; snow avalanche prediction; snow melting model; snowcover; wet snow cover; Backscatter; Fingers; Frequency; L-band; Particle scattering; Polarization; Radar scattering; Snow; Surface treatment; Water;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.608891

Filename

608891