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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2015, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 150-169

Polar sea ice monitoring using satellite microwave radiometer data

V.V. Tikhonov 1 , M.D. Raev 1 , E.A. Sharkov 1 , D.A. Boyarskii 1 , I.A. Repina 2, 1, 3 , N.Yu. Komarova 1 
1 Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia
2 A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics RAS, Moscow, Russia
3 Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, Moscow, Russia
An overview of passive microwave satellite monitoring methods of sea ice of the polar regions is presented. A brief description of microwave radiometers launched into Earth's orbit, the data which have been used so far for the study of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is given. The article describes in detail the algorithms currently used for determining sea ice concentration in the polar regions by satellite microwave radiometers. The methods of construction of these algorithms and the associated disadvantages are considered. The paper presents a new algorithm for determining concentration of the sea ice cover in the Arctic and Antarctic, according to satellite microwave radiometers data. The algorithm is developed by members of the three Russian scientific organizations: IKI RAS, IAP RAS and AARI. The method of constructing the new algorithm is fundamentally different from that of the other algorithms. It is based on a physical model of emission of the "sea surface - ice - snow - atmosphere." The algorithm does not use the values of tie points. All calculated expressions of the algorithm are derived from theoretical modeling. The algorithm makes it possible to reduce the effects of atmospheric changes on sea ice concentration estimates. The algorithm not only derives sea ice concentration, but also shows the area of sea ice occupied by puddles. The last section of the article gives a brief overview of works devoted to comparison of modern algorithms with each other, as well as comparison of their results with radar and infrared data and visual observations from ships.
Keywords: satellite microwave radiometry, emissivity, brightness temperature, algorithm, sea ice, ice concentration, puddle
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