The concentration, type, and extent of sea ice in the Arctic can be estimated based on measurements from satellite active microwave sensors, passive microwave sensors, or both. Here, data from the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) are employed to broadly classify Arctic sea ice type as first-year (FY) or multiyear (MY). Combining data from bo...

Microwave remote sensing has found numerous applications in areas affected by permafrost and seasonally frozen ground. In this study, we focused on data obtained by the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT, C-band) during winter periods when the ground is assumed to be frozen. This paper discusses the relationships of ASCAT backscatter with snow depth, air and ground temperature through correlations a...

This project will use data from two sensors, ASCAT and AMSR-E, treated as a Gaussian random vector, to classify biomes in the United States. This classification system will then be analyzed for accuracy and probability of error.

Knowledge of surface hydrology is essential for many applications, including studies that aim to understand permafrost response to changing climate and the associated feedback mechanisms. Advanced remote sensing techniques make it possible to retrieve a range of land-surface variables, including radar retrieved soil moisture (SSM). It has been pointed out before that soil moisture retrieval fro...

Vegetation optical depth (VOD), as a microwave-based vegetation index for water and biomass content, is increasingly used to study the impact of global climate environmental changes on vegetation. Currently, VOD mainly retrieved from passive microwave data few studies focused retrievals active data. The Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) provides long-term C-band backscatter at Vertical-Vertical (V...

ضرورت دسترسی به کاربردهای وسیع تصاویر ابرطیفی سبب توسعة سیستم‌های تصویربرداری نوآورانه و اقتصادی در ثبت این شده است. به‌منظور استفاده از تصاویر، لازم است ارتباط هندسی دقیقی میان آنها فضای زمین برقرار شود فرایند نیازمند نقاط کنترلی بسیاری نکته راهکارهای اصلاح منطبق با ساختار هریک دوربین‌ها را بارز می‌کند. سنجندة (nm 400-1000) BaySpec OCI-F یکی نوآورانه‌ای که هندسة پوش‌بروم دریافت سنجنده، علاوه‌ب...

Introduction Wind scatterometers already flown on ESA’s ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellites have demonstrated the value of such instruments for the global determination of sea-surface wind vectors. These highly successful instruments – part of the Active Microwave Instrument (AMI) – were conceived about twenty years ago. During the intervening period, there has been a considerable evolution in the capab...

This report presents a proposal for a new discrete global grid (DGG) that is recommended for implementation within IPF's software for processing scatterometer data and generating soil moisture products. The new grid is to improve the current adapted sinusoidal grid used within WARP4.0. An overview of the three main methods for implementing DGG'S; partitioning, tiling and subdivision, is present...

The potential of the ERS-1/2 scatterometer global soil moisture product has been shown in several studies. The ASCAT sensor on-board the METOP satellite is extending the 16 year time series of the ERS-1/2 scatterometer as a source for extracting information for ocean and land applications. Calibrated ASCAT data will continue the scatterometer global soil moisture archive while improving both th...