Aircraft measurements of microwave emission from Arctic Sea ice
Remote Sensing of Environment
By: T. Wilheit, W. Nordberg, J. Blinn, W. Campbell, and A. Edgerton
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Abstract
Measurements of the microwave emission from Arctic Sea ice were made with aircraft at 8 wavelengths ranging from 0.510 to 2.81 cm. The expected contrast in emissivities between ice and water was observed at all wavelengths. Distributions of sea ice and open water were mapped from altitudes up to 11 km in the presence of dense cloud cover.
Different forms of ice also exhibited strong contrasts in emissivity. Emissivity differences of up to 0.2 were observed between two types of ice at the 0.811-cm wavelength. The higher emissivity ice type is tentatively identified as having been formed more recently than the lower emissivity ice.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Aircraft measurements of microwave emission from Arctic Sea ice |
| Series title | Remote Sensing of Environment |
| DOI | 10.1016/0034-4257(71)90087-3 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Year Published | 1971 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 129 |
| Last page | 139 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Arctic Ocean |