Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (대한원격탐사학회지)
- Volume 4 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-16
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- 1988
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- 1225-6161(pISSN)
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- 2287-9307(eISSN)
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Microwave Radar Backscatter Model of Multiyear Sea Ice
- Kim, Young-Soo (Department of Electrical Engineering Pohang Institute of Science & Technology )
- Published : 1988.03.01
Abstract
Multiyear ice is quite thick in general, and it needs to be distinguished from thinner types of ice because it represents a severe navigational hazard. Here, models are described for the radar backscatter from multiyear sea ice, based on simple scattering layers. Under cold conditions, the radiative transfer volume-scatter model can describe the backscattering from multiyear ice for frequencies higher than about X-band, while the surface scattering contribution has to be included for lower frequencies. A simple semi-empirical model is shown to be a good approximation to the radiative transfer model in describing the volume scattering from multiyear ice.
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