C-band Backscattering Characteristics of Lake Ice in Northern Alaska during Spring Thaw Period.

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  • アラスカ北部ツンドラ湖氷の融解期のＣバンド後方散乱特性
  • アラスカ ホクブ ツンドラコヒョウ ノ ユウカイキ ノ Cバンド コウホウ サンラン トクセイ

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C-band backscatter intensities from lake ice in Northern Alaska showed a reversal phenomenon from freezing period to spring thaw period. The backscattering mechanisms of this phenomenon have not been clearly explained yet. In order to understand a mechanism of this backscatter reversal, we conducted field observations from April to May in 1997. This paper describes a summary of field observation data analysis and a derived assumption for the backscattering mechanism for the spring thaw period. The backscattering increase of the grounded ice is caused by a roughness increase of the ice surface, while backscattering decrease of the floating ice is by a presence of water film of the ice surface. By using the IEM surface scattering model, a validity of the assumed backscattering mechanisms is confirmed.

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