Title :
Sea ice polarimetric backscatter signatures at C band
Author :
Nghiem, S.V. ; Kwok, R. ; Yueh, S.H. ; Kong, J.A. ; Gow, A.J. ; Perovich, D.K. ; Martin, S. ; Drucker, R.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Presents C-band polarimetric backscatter signatures of sea ice measured during CRRELEX (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Experiment) from 1993 to 1995. Observed radar backscatter of sea ice is related to sea ice physical characteristics. Complex scattering models for sea ice are developed and used to interpret measured radar data with sea ice physical parameters. These results for sea ice at C-band are important for applications to remote sensing data acquired with many airborne and spaceborne C-band synthetic aperture radars
Keywords :
backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; synthetic aperture radar; AD 1993; AD 1994; AD 1995; C-band; CRRELEX; SAR; SHF; complex scattering model; measurement technique; microwave; ocean; physical characteristics; polarimetric backscatter signature; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; sea ice; synthetic aperture radar; Backscatter; Laboratories; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Scattering parameters; Sea ice; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516611
