Title :
The results of preliminary measurements of snow and water ice microwave reflection and emission angular dependences at 5, 6GHz
Author :
Hambaryan, Astghik K. ; Arakelyan, Artashes K. ; Muradyan, Hrant G. ; Karyan, Vanik V. ; Hovhannisyan, Gagik G. ; Arakelyan, Arsen A. ; Grigoryan, Melanya L. ; Hakobyan, Izabela K. ; Manukyan, Mushegh R.
Author_Institution :
ECOSERV Remote Obs. Centre Co. Ltd., Yerevan, Armenia
Abstract :
In this paper structural and operational features of C-band, dual-polarization, combined scatterometer-radiometer system and the results of preliminary, spatio-temporally collocated measurements of land snow cover´s and experimental pool water surface ice cover´s microwave reflective (radar backscattering coefficient) and emissive (brightness temperature) characteristics angular dependences at ~5.6 GHz are presented.
Keywords :
backscatter; electromagnetic wave reflection; emissivity; hydrological techniques; ice; microwave propagation; remote sensing by radar; snow; C-band radar system; brightness temperature; dual polarization radar system; frequency 5.6 GHz; land snow cover; microwave emission angular dependence; microwave reflection angular dependence; pool water surface ice cover; radar backscattering coefficient; scatterometer-radiometer radar system; snow microwave properties; water ice microwave properties; Backscatter; Brightness temperature; Ice surface; Land surface; Microwave measurements; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Reflection; Snow; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3395-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418156
