Multi-frequency, multi-polarization and angular measurements of bare soil, snow and water ice microwave reflection and emission by C-, Ku-, and Ka-band, combined scatterometer-radiometer systems

摘要

In this paper the results of simultaneous and spatially coincident, multi-frequency (at C-, Ku- and Ka-band), multi-polarization measurements of bare soil, soil snow cover and pool water ice cover microwave reflective (radar backscattering coefficient) and emissive (brightness temperature) characteristics angular dependences at 5.6GHz 15GHz and 37GHz will be represented. As well as structural and operational features of ArtAr-5.6 (C-band), ArtAr-15 (Ku-band) and ArtAr-37 (Ka-band), dual-polarization, combined scatterometric-radiometric systems will be discussed.