Estimation of sea ICE thickness in the Arctic Sea using polarimetric parameters of C- and X-band space-borne SAR data

Jin Woo Kim; Duk Jin Kim; Byong Jun Hwang

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5650103

Estimation of sea ICE thickness in the Arctic Sea using polarimetric parameters of C- and X-band space-borne SAR data

Jin Woo Kim, Duk Jin Kim, Byong Jun Hwang

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In this study, we derived the relationship between target depolarization factor and physical parameters of sea ice in order to estimate the thickness using dual-polarization C-and X-band space-borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. The target depolarization factor, the cross-polarized ratio of C-band SAR data, which can explain the target depolarization effect, were strongly related to changes in surface roughness of thick First-Year Ice (FYI) and Multi-Year Ice (MYI), and were almost insensitive to variations in the surface dielectric constant of thick FYI and MYI and the incidence angle of C-band SAR data. This relationship showed a high correlation between target depolarization factor of C-band SAR data, the cross-polarized ratio, and thick FYI and MYI thickness. We validated the estimated method using RADARSAT-2 and TerraSAR-X data and ground-truth data acquired in the Arctic Sea off the northern coast of Greenland.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2402-2405
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781424495665, 9781424495641
ISBN (Print)	9781424495658
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5650103
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - Honolulu, United States Duration: 25 Jul 2010 → 30 Jul 2010 Conference number: 30 https://dblp.org/db/conf/igarss/igarss2010.html

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Conference	2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Abbreviated title	IGARSS 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	25/07/10 → 30/07/10
Internet address	https://dblp.org/db/conf/igarss/igarss2010.html

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Kim, JW, Kim, DJ & Hwang, BJ 2010, Estimation of sea ICE thickness in the Arctic Sea using polarimetric parameters of C- and X-band space-borne SAR data. in 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium., 5650103, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2402-2405, 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 25/07/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5650103

Estimation of sea ICE thickness in the Arctic Sea using polarimetric parameters of C- and X-band space-borne SAR data. / Kim, Jin Woo; Kim, Duk Jin; Hwang, Byong Jun.
2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2010. p. 2402-2405 5650103.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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