Intercomparison of synthetic- and real-aperture radar observations of Arctic sea ice during winter MIZEX '87Active microwave measurements were made of various sea ice forms in March and April 1987 during the Marginal Ice Zone Experiment, at 1, 5, 10, 18, and 35 GHz using a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and helicopter and ship-based scatterometers. The X-band (9.8 GHz) SAR data were compared to the scatterometer data and it was determined that for 5 GHz and higher frequencies both the SAR and scatterometers can differentiate open water, new ice (5 to 30 cm), first-year ice with rubble (0.60 -1.5 m), and multiyear ice. The analysis further confirmed that the C-band (5 GHz) SAR's flying on ESA ERS-1 and Radarsat will differentiate the mentioned ice types.
Schuchmann, R. A. (Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Onstott, R. G. (Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Sutherland, L. L. (Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Wackerman, C. C. (Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Proceedings of the 1988 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) '88 on Remote Sensing: Moving Towards the 21st Century, Volume 3