An investigation on microwave transmissivity at frequencies of 18.7 and 36.5 GHz for diverse forest types during snow season

Autor: Wang Guangrui, Li Xiaofeng, Chen Xiuxue, Jiang Tao, Zheng Xingming, Wei Yanlin, Wan Xiangkun, Wang Jian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol 14, Iss 10, Pp 1354-1379 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1753-8947
1753-8955
17538947
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2021.1955985
Popis: Forests have invariably been considered as an obstacle in retrieving land surface parameters from spaceborne passive microwave brightness temperature (TB) observations. For quantifying the effect of forests on microwave signals, several models have been developed. However, these models rarely reveal the dependence of microwave radiation on forest types, which can hardly meet the needs of high-accuracy retrieval of terrestrial parameters in forested regions. A ground-based microwave radiometric observation experiment was designed to investigate the dependence of microwave radiation on frequency, polarization, and forest type. Downward TB at 18.7- and 36.5-GHz for horizontal- and vertical-polarization from the forest canopy was measured at 14 sample plots in Northeast China, along with snowpack and forest structural parameters. By providing fits to experimental data, new empirical transmissivity models for three forest types were developed, as a function of woody stem volume and depending on the frequency/polarization. The proposed models give diverse asymptotic transmissivity saturation levels and the corresponding saturation point of woody stem volume for different forest types. Root-mean-square error results between TB simulations and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-2 observations are approximately 3–6 K. This study provides an experimental and theoretical reference for further development of inversion models for snow parameters in forested areas.
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