Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9022| Title: | Microwave and structural properties of saline ice |
| Authors: | United States. Office of Naval Research Gow, A. J. (Anthony Jack) Arcone, Steven A. McGrew, Seth G. |
| Keywords: | Dielectric properties Sea ice Microwave properties Structural properties EPOLAR |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 87-20. |
| Description: | CRREL Report From the Introduction: Despite widespread imaging of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic by various remote sensing techniques, only limited attempts have been made to obtain precise correlation of the electrical properties of sea ice with its structural and salinity characteristics. Such correlations (or calibrations) can be accomplished either by conducting ground truth measurements simultaneously with imaging overflights or by performing similar scale model tests on simulated sea ice grown in a test tank or pool. To this end, an outdoor pool was constructed at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) and a multidisciplinary investigation undertaken to examine the effect of the salinity and structural characteristics of sea ice on reflectivity and emissivity properties. The purpose of Part I of this report is to document the salinity and structural characteristics of the simulated sea ice (saline ice) used for making measurements of dielectric properties under carefully controlled conditions in the laboratory. Results of the dielectric measurements are reported by Arcone and McGrew in Part II of this report: Microwave Properties. This report is based in part on results presented by Arcone and McGrew (1985) and Gow (1985) at the 1985 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS '85) held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9022 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRREL-87-20.pdf | 3.7 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |