Fully-polarimetric C-band remote sensing of thermodynamic changes in snow-covered first-year sea ice
Fully-polarimetric C-band remote sensing of thermodynamic changes in snow-covered first-year sea ice
In this project we will collect time series C-band scatterometer data from the snow-covered first-year sea ice in Cambridge Bay in May 2014. The instrument will be mounted at a 3 m height platform above the surface. The scatterometer time-series measurements will be accompanied with daily physical sampling of snow and ice. To have reliable scattering measurements, a series of calibration measurements will be performed to count for the environment. The scaterometer data will be compared with RADARSAT-2 satellite imagery acquired over the study area. Finally, a modeling study linking the physical properties of snow-covered sea ice and scatterometer / satellite data will be performed.
Fieldwork site: Field camp, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Project Lead: A. Komarov/N. Firoozy
PI: D. Barber
Project Participants: Alexander Komarov (CEOS); Nariman Firoozy (CEOS); Jack Landy (CEOS); Dr. David Barber (CEOS); Puyan Majobi (CEOS); Lot Shafai (CEOS)