SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF 1971 AIRCRAFT MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS OF ICE IN THE BEAUFORT SEA

Passive microwave data in the 2.8-cm (10.69 GHz) wavelength region were acquired from a NASA aircraft during the 1971 Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment (AIDJEX). Comparison of data obtained on a cloud-free day and on a day with a complete cloud cover beneath the aircraft demonstrated that the relative age of sea ice may be observed and mapped adequately by microwave sensing from satellite altitudes regardless of cloud cover. (Author)

  • Corporate Authors:

    National Environmental Satellite Service

    Department of Commerce
    Washington, DC  United States  20233
  • Authors:
    • DeRycke, R J
    • Strong, A E
  • Publication Date: 1972-6

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  • Pagination: 15 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00041450
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
  • Report/Paper Numbers: NOAA-72072101 Tech Memo
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 2 1973 12:00AM