Toward a robust retrieval of snow accumulation over the Antarctic ice sheet using satellite radar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Dierking, W ^a   Linow, S ^a   Rack, W ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GLACIERS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; RADAR; SNOW;

ACCUMULATION RATES; ANTARCTICA; BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; DENSE MEDIUM RADIATIVE TRANSFERS; DENSITY TRANSITION; DEPTH DEPENDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVISAT ASAR; GRAIN SIZE; ICE SHEET; KU-BAND; PARAMETERIZATIONS; POLYNOMIAL INTERPOLATION; QUIKSCAT; RADAR FREQUENCIES; SATELLITE RADAR; SCATTERING INTENSITY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW DENSITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THEORETICAL SIMULATION; TUNING PARAMETER; VOLUME SCATTERING; WIDE-SWATH MODE;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; ACCUMULATION RATE; BACKSCATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVISAT-1; FIRN; ICE SHEET; PARAMETERIZATION; PENETRATION; QUIKSCAT; RADAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84861146171     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017227     Document Type: Article

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