SMOS brightness data indicate ice thickness hence bedrock topography in east antarctica

Niels Skou; Steen Savstrup Kristensen

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8127586

SMOS brightness data indicate ice thickness hence bedrock topography in east antarctica

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In order to evaluate a potential calibration target for spaceborne L-band radiometer systems, a 350 × 350 km area near the Concordia station on the East Antarctica plateau was mapped by an airborne L-band radiometer. Unexpectedly, the area showed significant brightness temperature spatial variations, well correlated with bedrock topography, hence ice thickness. Using SMOS data over a poorly known part of Antarctica, ice thickness in this area has been assessed, and an existing bedrock map has been improved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (igarss)
Number of pages	4
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2017
Pages	2825-2828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8127586
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Fort Worth, United States Duration: 23 Jul 2017 → 28 Jul 2017 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8118204/proceeding

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Conference	2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Fort Worth
Period	23/07/2017 → 28/07/2017
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8118204/proceeding

Series	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings
ISSN	2153-6996

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Microwave
Radiometer
Ice thickness

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Skou, N & Kristensen, SS 2017, SMOS brightness data indicate ice thickness hence bedrock topography in east antarctica. in 2017 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (igarss). IEEE, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, pp. 2825-2828, 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 23/07/2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8127586

SMOS brightness data indicate ice thickness hence bedrock topography in east antarctica. / Skou, Niels ; Kristensen, Steen Savstrup.
2017 Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (igarss). IEEE, 2017. p. 2825-2828 (IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings).

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SMOS brightness data indicate ice thickness hence bedrock topography in east antarctica

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