Title :
Use of quikscat ku-band scatterometer data for retrieval of seasonal snow characteristics in Finland
Author :
Hallikainen, Martti ; Sievinen, Pauli ; Zhang, Yuanzhi ; Halme, Pekka
Author_Institution :
Helsinki Univ. of Technol. (TKK), Helsinki
Abstract :
The feasibility of using scatterometer data from the spaceborne QuikScat instrument for retrieval of snow characteristics in Finland has been studied. QuikScat data for the winters of 1999-2000 through 2005-2006 have been used along with in situ data for 21 test sites.
Keywords :
agriculture; remote sensing; snow; vegetation; AD 1999 to 2006; Finland; Quikscat Ku-Band scatterometer data; in situ data; seasonal snow characteristics retrieval; spaceborne QuikScat instrument; Information retrieval; Instruments; Laboratories; Radar measurements; Satellites; Snow; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Temperature; Testing; scatterometer; snow;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423027
