Paper Info
Title
Understanding SMOS data in Antarctica
Abstract
Since the SMOS satellite launch in 2009, its L-band radiometer data have been analyzed in depth by scientists worldwide and have resulted in significant steps forward in different disciplines. As primary objectives of the mission, the main research focus has been related to soil moisture and ocean salinity. However, the availability of a complete long-term, all-weather time-series of calibrated global brightness temperature data has enabled much broader research investigations on other topics such as the Cryosphere. SMOS data collected over central of Antarctica were also analyzed and whereas Tb is in general very stable in time it presents some intriguing spatial variations which are not yet fully explained. Using electromagnetic model simulations, and ancillary data for describing the physical parameters of the ice sheet, the observed variability and features in SMOS data are reproduced and explained.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947263
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Keywords
Field
DocType
glaciology,radiometers,salinity (geophysical),soil,terrestrial electricity,time series,AD 2009,L-band radiometer data,SMOS data feature,SMOS data understanding,SMOS data variability,SMOS satellite launch,calibrated global brightness temperature data all-weather time-series,central Antarctica,complete long-term availability,cryosphere broader research investigation,electromagnetic model simulation,ice sheet physical parameter ancillary data,ocean salinity,soil moisture,spatial variation,very stable Tb,Antarctica,Electromagnetic model,SMOS
Satellite,Ancillary data,Brightness temperature,Computer science,Electromagnetic model,Remote sensing,Ice sheet,Climatology,Cryosphere,Radiometer
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2153-6996
3
0.56
References 
Authors
1
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Giovanni Macelloni17825.21
Marco Brogioni28921.32
Mustafa Aksoy3497.32
Joel T. Johnson4926116.14