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The Rise of GNSS Reflectometry for Earth Remote SensingThe Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry, i.e. GNSS-R, is a novel remote-sensing technique first published in that uses GNSS signals reflected from the Earth's surface to infer its surface properties such as sea surface height (SSH), ocean winds, sea-ice coverage, vegetation, wetlands and soil moisture, to name a few. This communication discusses the scientific value of GNSS-R to (a) furthering our understanding of ocean mesoscale circulation toward scales finer than those that existing nadir altimeters can resolve, and (b) mapping vegetated wetlands, an emerging application that might open up new avenues to map and monitor the planet's wetlands for methane emission assessments. Such applications are expected to be demonstrated by the availability of data from GEROS-ISS, an ESA experiment currently in phase A, and CyGNSS [3], a NASA mission currently in development. In particular, the paper details the expected error characteristics and the role of filtering played in the assimilation of these data to reduce the altimetric error (when averaging many measurements).
Document ID
20170007023
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Zuffada, Cinzia
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Li, Zhijin
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Nghiem, Son V.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lowe, Steve
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Shah, Rashmi
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Clarizia, Maria Paola
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Cardellach, Estel
(institut de Ciencies de l'Espai (Ice-CSIC) Barcelona, Spain)
Date Acquired
August 1, 2017
Publication Date
July 26, 2015
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015
Location: Milan
Country: Italy
Start Date: July 26, 2015
End Date: July 31, 2015
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
wetland mapping
mesoscale ocean
sea surface topography

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