Potential and limitations of RADARSAT SAR data for wet snow monitoring

Citation
N. Baghdadi et al., Potential and limitations of RADARSAT SAR data for wet snow monitoring, IEEE GEOSCI, 38(1), 2000, pp. 316-320
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
ISSN journal
01962892 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Part
1
Pages
316 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-2892(200001)38:1<316:PALORS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Based on Canadian Satellite (RADARSAT) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image s and simulations from a radar-backscattering model, we determined that con ventional wet snow-mapping algorithms should perform optimally for a snowpa ck with a liquid-water content greater than or equal to 3%, at low incidenc e angle (theta = 20-30 degrees) and for a rather smooth surface(rms height less than or equal to 2.1 mm).