Improved retrieval of sea ice total concentration from spaceborne passive microwave observations using numerical weather prediction model fields: An intercomparison of nine algorithms

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-392

  Andersen, Søren ^a   Tonboe, Rasmus ^a   Kern, Stefan ^b   Schyberg, Harald ^c  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Algorithm comparison; Atmospheric contamination; Atmospheric correction; HIRLAM; NWP; Passive microwave; Sea ice; Sea ice concentration; Sensitivity analysis; SSM I

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; MICROWAVES; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ALGORITHM COMPARISON; ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINATION; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION;

SEA ICE;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLAR REGION; SEA ICE; WATER VAPOR; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33749145424     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Andersen S. Monthly Arctic sea ice signatures for use in passive microwave algorithms. Proc. EUMETSAT meteorological data users conference, 6-10 September 1999, Copenhagen (1999)
2. Breivik L.A., Eastwood S., Godøy Ø., Schyberg H., Andersen S., and Tonboe R. Sea ice products for EUMETSAT satellite application facility. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 27 5 (2001) 403-410
3. Burns B.A. Comparison of SSM/I ice-concentration algorithms for the Weddell Sea. Annals of Glaciology 17 (1993) 344-350
4. Cavalieri D.J. A microwave technique for mapping thin sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research 99 C6 (1994) 12561-12572
5. Cavalieri D.J., Gloersen P., and Campbell W.J. Determination of sea ice parameters with the NIMBUS 7 SMMR. Journal of Geophysical Research 89 D4 (1984) 5355-5369
6. Cavalieri D.J., St. Germain K.M., and Swift C.T. Reduction of weather effects in the calculation of sea-ice concentration with the DMSP SSM/I. Journal of Glaciology 41 (1995) 455-464
7. Comiso J.C. Sea ice effective microwave emissivities from satellite passive microwave and infrared observations. Journal of Geophysical Research 88 C12 (1983) 7686-7704
8. Comiso J.C. Characteristics of arctic winter sea ice from satellite multispectral microwave observations. Journal of Geophysical Research 91 C1 (1986) 975-994
9. Comiso J.C., Cavalieri D.J., Parkinson C.L., and Gloersen P. Passive microwave algorithms for sea ice concentration: A comparison of two techniques. Remote Sensing of Environment 60 (1997) 357-384
10. Comiso J.C., and Steffen K. Studies of Antarctic sea ice concentrations from satellite data and their applications. Journal of Geophysical Research 106 C12 (2001) 31361-31385
11. Curry J.A., Ardell C.D., and Tian L. Liquid water content and precipitation characteristics of stratiform clouds as inferred from satellite microwave measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research 95 D10 (1990) 16659-16671
12. Emery W.J., Radebaugh M., Fowler C.W., Cavalieri D., and Steffen K. A comparison of sea ice parameters computed from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer and Landsat satellite imagery and from airborne passive microwave radiometry. Journal of Geophysical Research 96 C12 (1991) 22075-22085
13. Eppler D., Anderson M.R., Cavalieri D.J., Comiso J.C., Gloersen P., Garrity C., et al. Passive microwave signatures of sea ice. In: Carsey X. (Ed). Microwave remote sensing of sea ice (1992), American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC 48-71
14. Fuhrhop R., Heygster G., Johnsen K.-P., Schlüssel P., Schrader M., and Simmer C. A combined radiative transfer model for sea ice, open ocean and atmosphere. Radio Science 33 (1998) 303-316
15. Goodberlet M.A., Swift C.T., and Wilkersen J.C. Remote sensing of ocean surface winds with the special sensor microwave imager. Journal of Geophysical Research 94 C10 (1989) 14547-14555
16. Heygster, G., Burns, B., Hunewinkel, T., Künzi, K., Meyer-Lerbs, L., Schottmüller, H., et al. Thomas, C., Lemke, P., Viehoff, T., Turner, J., Harangozo, S., Lachlan-Cope, T., Pedersen, L. T. (1996). Pelicon - Project for estimation of long term variability in ice concentration, Final report. EC Contract EV5V-CT93-0268 (DG 12 DTEE), 188 pp.
17. Hollinger J.P., Lo R., and Poe G. Special sensor microwave/imager user's guide (1987), Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
18. Kaleschke, L. (2002). An enhancement of the Artist 85 GHz SSM/I Sea Ice Algorithm, draft paper available at http://www.seaice.de, October 2002.
19. Kaleschke L., Lüpkes C., Vihma T., Haarpaintner J., Bochert A., Hartmann J., et al. SSM/I Sea Ice Remote Sensing for Mesoscale Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Analysis. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 27 5 (2001) 526-536
20. Karstens U., Simmer C., and Ruprecht E. Remote sensing of cloud liquid water. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics 54 (1994) 157-171
21. Kern S. A new method for medium-resolution sea ice analysis using weather-influence corrected Special Sensor Microwave/Imager 85 GHz data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 25 21 (2004) 4555-4582
22. Kern S., and Heygster G. Sea ice concentration retrieval in the Antarctic based on the SSM/I 85 GHz polarization. Annals of Glaciology 33 (2001) 109-114
23. Liebe H.J., Hufford G.A., and Cotton M.G. Propagation modelling of moist air and suspended water/ice particles at frequencies below 1000 GHz. Proc. AGARD 52nd Specialist meeting of the electromagnetic wave propagation panel (1993), Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, Bruessel, Belgium 3.1-3.10
24. Lubin D., Garrity C., Ramseier R.O., and Whritner R.H. Total sea ice concentration retrieval from the SSM/I 85.5 GHz channels during the Arctic summer. Remote Sensing of Environment 62 (1997) 63-76
25. Markus T., and Cavalieri D.J. An enhancement of the NASA Team sea ice algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 38 3 (2000) 1387-1398
26. Markus T., and Dokken S.T. Evaluation of late summer passive microwave Arctic sea ice retrievals. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 40 2 (2002) 348-356
27. Meier W.N., Van Woert M.L., and Bertoia C. Evaluation of operational SSM/I ice-concentration algorithms. Annals of Glaciology 33 (2001) 102-108
28. Miao J., Johnsen K.P., Kern S., Heygster G., and Kunzi K. Signature of clouds over Antarctic sea ice detected by the special sensor microwave/imager. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 38 5 (2000) 2333-2345
29. Miao J., Kunzi K., Heygster G., Lachlan-Cope T.A., and Turner J. Atmospheric water vapor over Antarctica derived from SSM/T2 data. Journal of Geophysical Research 106 D10 (2001) 10187-10203
30. Mätzler C., Ramseier R.O., and Svendsen E. Polarisation effects in sea-ice signatures. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering OE-9 (1984) 333-338
31. Nordberg W., Conaway J., Ross D.B., and Wilheit T.T. Measurement of microwave emission from a foam-covered wind driven sea. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 28 (1971) 429-435
32. Oelke C. Atmospheric signatures in sea-ice concentration estimates from passive microwaves: modelled and observed. International Journal of Remote Sensing 18 5 (1997) 1113-1136
33. OSISAF. (2002). Products Manual for Sea Ice products, v2.2. EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Ocean and Sea Ice, available at http://www.osi-saf.org
34. Pedersen, L. T. (1991). Retrieval of sea ice concentrations by means of microwave radiometry. PhD dissertation, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen.
35. Pedersen, L. T. (1998). Chapter 6.2 in Sandven et al. IMSI report no. 8. Development of new satellite ice data products (Chapter 6.2). Bergen, Norway: NERSC Technical Report no. 145, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center.
36. Ramseier R.O. Sea ice validation. In: Hollinger J.P. (Ed). DMSP special sensor microwave/imager calibration/validation--. Final report Vol. II (1991), Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
37. Ritchie A.A., Smith M.R., Schudalla R.L., Conway D.K., LaFontaine F.J., Motta B., et al. Critical Analyses of Data Differences between FNMOC and AFGWC Spawned SSM/I Datasets. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 55 9 (1998) 1601-1612
38. Rothrock D.A., Thomas D.R., and Thorndike A.S. Principal component analysis of satellite passive microwave data over sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research 93 C3 (1988) 2321-2332
39. Sass, B. H., Nielsen, N. W., Jørgensen, J. U., Amstrup, B. (1999). The operational dmi-hirlam system: 2nd rev. Ed. Tech. Rep. 99-21, Copenhagen: Danish Meteorological Institute.
40. Saunders, R. W. (2002). RTTOV-7 Users guide. EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Numerical Weather Prediction. Bracknell, UK: http://www.metoffice.com/research/interproj/nwpsaf/rtm
41. Saunders R.W., Matricardi M., and Brunel P. An improved fast radiative transfer model for assimilation of satellite radiance observations. QJRMS 125 (1999) 1407-1425
42. Serreze M.C., Rehder M.C., Barry R.G., and Kahl J.D. A climatological data base of Arctic Water vapour characteristics. Polar Geography and Geology 18 (1994) 63-75
43. Simmer C. Satellitenfernerkundung hydrologischer Parameter der Atmosphäre mit Mikrowellen (1994), Verlag Dr. Kovac, Berlin
44. Smith D.M. Extraction of winter sea-ice concentration in the Greenland and Barents Seas from SSM/I data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 17 13 (1996) 2625-2646
45. Smith D.M., Barrett E.C., Durbin C., and Scott J.C. Extraction of sea ice concentration from SSM/I data. Proceedings Meteorological satellite data users' conference (1995), EUMETSAT, Winchester, UK 57-64
46. Steffen K., and Schweiger A. NASA TEAM algorithm for sea ice concentration retrieval from Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Microwave Imager: Comparison with Landsat imagery. Journal of Geophysical Research 96 C12 (1991) 21971-21987
47. Stroeve, J. (2000). Ocean Masks from NSIDC. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media (updated March 2002).
48. Svendsen E., Kloster K., Farelly B., Johannesen O.M., Johannesen J.A., Campbell W.J., et al. Norwegian remote sensing experiment: Evaluation of the Nimbus 7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer for sea ice research. Journal of Geophysical Research 88 C5 (1983) 2781-2791
49. Svendsen E., Mätzler C., and Grenfell T.C. A model for retrieving total sea ice concentration from spaceborne dual-polarized passive microwave instrument operating near 90 GHz. International Journal of Remote Sensing 8 10 (1987) 1479-1487
50. Swift C.T., and Cavalieri D.J. Passive microwave remote sensing for sea ice research. EOS, Transactions of American Geophysical Union 66 (1985) 1210-1212
51. Thomas C., and Heygster G. Individual weather correction for Antarctic sea ice concentrations from SSM/I. Proc. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Lincoln, Nebraska (1996) 1788-1790
52. Thomas D.R. Arctic sea ice signatures for passive microwave algorithms. Journal of Geophysical Research 98 C6 (1993) 10037-10052
53. Ulaby F.T., Moore R.K., and Fung A.K. Microwave remote sensing. Microwave remote sensing fundamentals and radiometry Vol. 1 (1981), Artech House, Norwood, Ma
54. Wadhams P., and Comiso J.C. Two modes of the Odden ice tongue. Geophysical Research Letters 26 16 (1999) 2497-2500
55. Weinman J.A., and Guetter P.J. Determination of rainfall distributions from microwave radiation measured by the Nimbus 6 ESMR. Journal of Applied Meteorology 16 (1977) 437-442
56. Wentz F.J. A well-calibrated ocean algorithm for SSM/I. Journal of Geophysical Research 102 C4 (1997) 8703-8718
57. Wentz, F. J., Meissner, T. (2000). AMSR ocean algorithm. RSS Tech. Proposal 121599A-1, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, California.
58. Wilheit T.T., Blinn J., Campbell W., Edgerton A., and Nordberg W. Aircraft measurements of microwave emissions from Arctic sea ice. Remote Sens. Environ. 2 (1972) 129-139