The Relationship Between the Physical, Optical and Electromagnetic Properties of Arctic Snow and Sea Ice with Special Reference to the Influence of Entrapped Materials

Abstract

LONG TERM GOAL. My long term goal is to investigate the effects of and change in environmental conditions on the optical, thermal, microwave and physical properties of snow and sea ice, and then to improve the ability to invert electromagnetic signature information to sea ice physical properties. SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this project were to: investigate the relationships between the physical (temperature, salinity, crystal structure, inclusions) and electromagnetic (optical and microwave) properties of natural sea ice; model the first order effects of inclusions on the thermal, optical, and microwave properties; model the second order effects of inclusions on the physical properties; apply these models to compare predicted melting rates and change in SAR signatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA634720

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Onstott

Organizations

  • Environmental Research Institute of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electromagnetic Properties
  • Ice
  • Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Scattering
  • Sea Ice
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Energy
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.