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Remote sensing of ice and snow - Review and statusThe interpretation of satellite data is reviewed to address the possibility of extracting geophysically useful data regarding ice and snow. The scientific and practical utility of such data is examined in terms of the required and available scales, resolutions, and data types. Satellite instrumentation for ice and snow studies includes the AVHRR, the Special Sensor Microwave Imager, and the altimeters on Geosat and the European Remote Sensing Satellite. The satellites are presently used for conducting investigations of the microwave radiometry of snow, shortwave snowcover inventories, and sensor and model validations. It is noted that these studies encompass a range of ice properties and employ approaches and scientists from a number of fields. Areas that remain to be addressed in the field include snow structure and substrate effects, fall cooling, floe flooding, and brine expulsion.
Document ID
19920040053
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Carsey, Frank
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 10, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume: 13
ISSN: 0143-1161
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Accession Number
92A22677
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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