F02: Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice (2)

Monday, August 18  09:40-10:40,  Room #4

Global information on the extent and characteristics of snow and ice can best be acquired by remote sensing. This session will focus on new scientific results obtained by using microwave, optical, and joint microwave/optical methods. Topics will comprise physical models and retrieval algorithms, field experiments for validation purposes, and the use of data from advanced spaceborne and airborne sensors. Contributions related to the use of remotely sensed snow and ice products for climate change and regional comparative studies are also welcome.

9:40  F02.1   WIDEBAND RADAR FOR ICE SHEET SOUNDING AND IMAGING

S. Gogineni, Z. Wang, J. -B. Yan, F. Rodriguez-Morales, C. Leuschen, J. Paden, R. Hale, D. Braaten

Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States

10:00  F02.2   OBSERVATIONS OF ARCTIC SEA ICE AND RIVER DISCHARGE WITH MULTIPLE SATELLITE SENSORS

S. V. Nghiem¹, D. K. Hall², I. G. Rigor³, P. Li⁴, G. Neumann⁴

¹JPL and UCLA JIFRESSE, California, United States
²Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, United States
³University of Washington, Washington, United States
⁴JPL, California, United States

10:20  F02.3   SIMULATIONS OF THE ALTIMETRIC SIGNAL INTENSITY FROM 3D-LAYERED AIR/SNOW/SEA-ICE ROUGH INTERFACES

R. Dusseaux¹, S. Afifi², M. Dechambre¹, B. Legresy³

¹LATMOS/OVSQ/CNRS, Guyancourt, France
²University Badji Moktar, Annaba, Algeria
³CNRS-CNES-UPS-IRD,LEGOS, Toulouse, France