Estimation of sea ice thickness distributions through the combination of snow depth and satellite laser altimetry data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Kurtz, Nathan T ^a   Markus, Thorsten ^b   Cavalieri, Donald J ^b   Sparling, Lynn C ^a   Krabill, William B ^b   Gasiewski, Albin J ^c   Sonntag, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EXHIBITIONS; ANEROID ALTIMETERS; HEAT FLUX; IMAGE RESOLUTION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SATELLITES; SEA ICE; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIRBORNE LASERS; AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; ARCTIC BASIN; CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA; FIRST-YEAR; FULL RESOLUTIONS; HEAT FLUX CALCULATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; ICE GROWTH; ICE THICKNESS; LASER ALTIMETRY; NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE; OPTIMAL METHODS; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; SATELLITE ALTIMETER; SATELLITE DATA; SEA-ICE THICKNESS; SNOW AND ICE; SNOW DEPTHS; SPATIAL COVERAGE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WINTER CONDITIONS;

SNOW;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; HEAT FLOW; ICE THICKNESS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA ICE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 76449111869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005292     Document Type: Article

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