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| Nandan, Vishnu; Geldsetzer, Torsten; Yackel, John; Mahmud, Mallik; Scharien, Randall; Howell, Stephen; King, Joshua; Ricker, Robert; Else, Brent. |
| The European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 satellite mission provides radar altimeter data that are used to derive estimates of sea ice thickness and volume. These data are crucial to understanding recent variability and changes in Arctic sea ice. Sea ice thickness retrievals at the CryoSat-2 frequency require accurate measurements of sea ice freeboard, assumed to be attainable when the main radar scattering horizon is at the snow/sea ice interface. Using an extensive snow thermophysical property dataset from late winter conditions in the Canadian Arctic, we examine the role of saline snow on first-year sea ice (FYI), with respect to its effect on the location of the main radar scattering horizon, its ability to decrease radar penetration depth, and its impact... |
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| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00416/52737/69627.pdf |
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