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Initial results of CryoSat-2 data from the Arctic |
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Article in proceedingsArticle in proceedings |
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Technical University of Denmark
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Technical University of Denmark
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Technical University of Denmark
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Forfatter:
Toudal Pedersen, Leif
Danish Meteorological Institute
Technical University of Denmark
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Technical University of Denmark
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| Abstract:
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We examine SAR L1b data from the commissioning
phase, currently available for the calibration and validation
teams. We use CryoSat-2 data to detect leads in the
sea-ice in an area north of Svalbard. Furthermore, we
classify the sea-ice from computed freeboard values, and
evaluate the coherence between the SAR backscatter and
the CryoSat-2 data. The surface elevation is extracted
from an 80% threshold retracker and a five parameter -
retracker, and this is given with respect to the DTU10
Mean Sea Surface model (MSS). The results are compared
with an Envisat ASAR image, and we show that
there is a strong correspondence between the freeboard
heights and the leads visible in the ASAR image. |
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part of: Proceedings of Cryosat Validation Workshop 2011 (ISBN: 978-92-9092-254-4), 2011, European Space Agency, ESA, |
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CryoSat Validation Workshop 2011, Francati (Rome) |
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