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Aquarius Retrieval of Sea Ice Thickness: Initial ResultsAquarius brightness temperature data are used to calculate sea ice thickness in the Arctic region. The method is based on the inversion of a radiative transfer model for icecovered sea. Using this technique, the initial sea ice thickness values retrieved from Aquarius data are compared to the SMOSIce Data as well as to estimates from NASA's Operation IceBridge. The results show similar trends between the SMOS- and Aquarius-derived sea ice thickness, however the Aquarius estimates tend to be higher and noisier than the corresponding SMOS values. The accuracy of retrieved Aquarius ice thickness is possibly influenced by uncertainties in the ancillary input parameters and by the coarser resolutions of Aquarius.
Document ID
20150014250
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
De Matthaeis, Paolo
(Universities Space Research Association Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Utku, C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Le Vine, David M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Moyer, A.
(British Columbia Univ. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Date Acquired
July 28, 2015
Publication Date
March 24, 2014
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Oceanography
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN22041
Meeting Information
Meeting: Microrad 2014
Location: Pasadena, California
Country: United States
Start Date: March 24, 2014
End Date: March 27, 2014
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG11HP16A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Sea Ice Thickness
Microwave Radiometry
Aquarius

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