First Results from a Dual Ku- and C-Band Airborne SAR for Snowpack Measurements

Marc Closa Tarres, Paul Siqueira, James M. Adam, Eric Sutherland, Joseph Maloyan, Takuya Seaver, Russell Tessier, Leung Tsang, Firoh Borah, H. P. Marshall, Elias Deeb, Gordon Farquharson

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Abstract

This article presents the first results of the newly conceived airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar system, SNOWWI.SNOWWI is a dual Ku- and C-Band interferometric and dualpolarized (VV and VH) system operating at 13.64 GHz, 17.24 GHz, and 5.39 GHz. The system aims to deliver snowpack observations to quantify Snow Depth (SD) and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), which have been included as Targeted Observables in the National Academies' 2017 Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space. This manuscript includes results from the system's first deployment in Grand Mesa, CO, in January and March 2024.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2460-2463
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350360325
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2024 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 7 Jul 202412 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2024
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period7/07/2412/07/24

Keywords

  • C-Band
  • Interferometric SAR
  • Ku-Band
  • Polarimetric SAR
  • Remote Sensing
  • Snow Depth
  • Snow Water Equivalent
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Volume Scattering

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