A high temporal resolution data set of ERS scatterometer radar backscatter for research in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions

Autor:	Karen E. Frey, Laurence C. Smith, Douglas E. Alsdorf, Yongwei Sheng
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Geography Planning and Development Glacier Scatterometer Latitude Data set Arctic Radar backscatter Temporal resolution Sea ice General Earth and Planetary Sciences Geology Remote sensing
Zdroj:	Polar Record. 38:115-120
ISSN:	1475-3057 0032-2474
Popis:	Radar backscatter in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions is temporally dynamic and reflects changes in sea ice, glacier facies, soil thaw state, vegetation cover, and moisture content. Wind scatterometers on the ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites have amassed a global archive of C-band radar backscatter data since 1991. This paper derives three high temporal resolution data products from this archive that are designed to facilitate scatterometer research in high-latitude environments. Radar backscatter data have a grid spacing of 25 km and are mapped northwards from 60°N latitude over intervals of one, three, and seven days for the period 1991–2000. Data are corrected to a normalized incident angle of 40°. Animations and full-resolution data products are freely available for scientific use at http://merced.gis.ucla.edu/scatterometer/index.htm.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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