Radar Backscatter Cross-Sections and Ice Characterization for May 1977 Point Barrow Experiment.

Abstract

Radar backscatter measurements were made of shorefast sea ice and fresh water ice near Point Barrow, Alaska, in May 1977 with a transportable microwave spectrometer, TRAMAS, that swept from 1-2 GHz and 8-18 GHz, viewed angles from 10 to 70 deg from nadir, and had antenna transmit-receive polarizations of vertical-vertical, horizontal-horizontal, vertical-horizontal, and horizontal-vertical. Thick first-year sea ice, multiyear sea ice, a small first-year pressure-ridge, and fresh water lake ice were investigated. Included herein are the radar backscatter cross-sections and ice characterization data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130042

Entities

People

  • R. G. Onstott
  • R. K. Moore

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Corner Reflectors
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Fresh Water
  • Fresh Water Ice
  • Ice
  • L Band
  • Measurement
  • Polarizing Filters
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Ice
  • Surface Temperature
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.