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Measurement of pressure ridges in SAR images of sea ice - Preliminary results on scattering theorySea ice ridges and keels (hummocks and bummocks) are important in sea ice research for both scientific and practical reasons. A long-term objective is to make quantitative measurements of sea ice ridges using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The preliminary results of a scattering model for sea ice ridge are reported. The approach is through the ridge height variance spectrum Psi(K), where K is the spatial wavenumber, and the two-scale scattering model. The height spectrum model is constructed to mimic height statistics observed with an airborne optical laser. The spectrum model is used to drive a two-scale scattering model. Model results for ridges observed at C- and X-band yield normalized radar cross sections that are 10 to 15 dB larger than the observed cross sections of multiyear ice over the range of angles of incidence from 10 to 70 deg.
Document ID
19930063814
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vesecky, J. F.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, United States)
Smith, M. P.
(Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Daida, J. M.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, United States)
Samadani, R.
(Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Camiso, J. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: IGARSS '92; Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Houston, TX, May 26-29, 1992. Vol. 2 (A93-47551 20-43)
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
93A47811
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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