Spatial and temporal variability of SAR backscatter signatures of coastal sea-ice types off the Lena River Delta (Laptev Sea)

Field observations and SAR imagery of coastal ice off the Lena Delta (Laptev Sea) in 1996/97 show a strong zonation of ice types associated with gradients in ice dielectric properties and microstructure. Ice-growth and radar-backscatter modelling indicate that the distinct transition between ice of...

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Main Authors: Eicken, H., Blahak, U., Dierking, W., Dmitrenko, I.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Antarctica
Arctic
Backscatter
Dielectrics
Microstructure
Radar detection
Rivers
Sea ice
Sea measurements
Springs
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Summary:Field observations and SAR imagery of coastal ice off the Lena Delta (Laptev Sea) in 1996/97 show a strong zonation of ice types associated with gradients in ice dielectric properties and microstructure. Ice-growth and radar-backscatter modelling indicate that the distinct transition between ice of high mean, low variance and low mean, high variance backscatter corresponds to an increase in parent water-mass salinity above 2 to 5/sup 0///sub 00/. High radar penetration depths allow for detection and mapping of bottomfast ice.
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.1999.775018