Snow thickness retrieval over thick Arctic sea ice using SMOS satellite data

The microwave interferometric radiometer of the European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission measures at a frequency of 1.4 GHz in the L-band. In contrast to other microwave satellites, low frequency measurements in L-band have a large penetration depth in sea...

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Main Authors: N. Maaß, L. Kaleschke, X. Tian-Kunze, M. Drusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-12-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/1971/2013/tc-7-1971-2013.pdf