EOS aqua AMSR-E Arctic sea ice validation program

Donald J. Cavalieri; James Maslanik; Thorsten Markus; Julienne C. Stroeve; Matthew Sturm; J. Heinrichs; E. Kim; Albin J. Gasiewski; Josefino C. Comiso

doi:10.1117/12.467791

30 April 2003 EOS aqua AMSR-E Arctic sea ice validation program

Donald J. Cavalieri, James Maslanik, Thorsten Markus, Julienne C. Stroeve, Matthew Sturm, J. Heinrichs, E. Kim, Albin J. Gasiewski, Josefino C. Comiso

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Proceedings Volume 4894, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment III; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467791
Event: Third International Asia-Pacific Environmental Remote Sensing Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Ocean, Environment, and Space, 2002, Hangzhou, China

Abstract

The National Space Development Agency of Japan Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) was successfully launched on NASA's EOS Aqua spacecraft on May 4, 2002. This new state-of-the-art satellite radiometer will provide a wider range of frequencies and twice the spatial resolution than is currently available with the DMSP SSM/I. New sea ice algorithms have been developed for use with the AMSR-E. The standard sea ice products to be provided include sea ice concentration at spatial resolutions of 12.5 km and 25.0 km, snow depth on sea ice at a spatial resolution of 12.5 km, and sea ice temperature at a spatial resolution of 25 km. This paper provides a summary of our plans to validate the AMSR-E sea ice products in the Arctic. The overall validation program consists of three elements: satellite data comparisons, coordinated satellite/aircraft/surface comparisons, and a modeling and sensitivity analysis component. The first coordinated satellite/aircraft/surface Arctic campaign is planned for March 2003. A second campaign is planned for March 2005.

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Donald J. Cavalieri, James Maslanik, Thorsten Markus, Julienne C. Stroeve, Matthew Sturm, J. Heinrichs, E. Kim, Albin J. Gasiewski, and Josefino C. Comiso "EOS aqua AMSR-E Arctic sea ice validation program", Proc. SPIE 4894, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment III, (30 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467791

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