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ISSN 2070-7401 (Print), ISSN 2411-0280 (Online)
Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2025, V. 22, No. 5, pp. 253-263

Features of radar and radiometric remote sensing of the coastal zone of freshwater lakes in microwave range during the winter period

A.A. Gurulev 1 , V.A. Kazantsev 1 , A.K. Kozlov 1 
1 Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology SB RAS, Chita, Russia
Accepted: 08.07.2025
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2025-22-5-253-263
The work presents in situ radiometric studies of freshwater ice cover in the coastal zone of a freshwater water body located in the Trans-Baikal Territory at wavelengths of 0.3, 0.8, and 2.3 cm. Additionally, radar measurements of this research object were conducted at wavelengths of 0.8 and 2.3 cm. It is shown that there are differences in the data obtained by radar and radiometric study methods in application to these environments. Radiometric centimeter range investigation of ice covers thicker than one meter reveals the boundary between ice cover resting on the water surface and the ground. In the millimeter range, due to reflective and emissive properties of snow and ice covers, this boundary is not clearly distinguishable. In the millimeter range, a reduced brightness temperature is observed for snow, which lacks ice grains. This is associated with the granularity of the snow cover, which has characteristic grain sizes of several millimeters. Their presence leads to increased scattering of radiation in this range. For operational monitoring of the coastal zone of freshwater bodies, it is advisable to use UAVs equipped with radiometric and radar systems. This approach, given high spatial resolution, allows for more effective determination of internal features of ice cover located on ground and water surfaces in the coastal zone.
Keywords: microwave range, radar method, microwave radiometry, freshwater ice cover, coastal zone
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