CoReH2O, A Dual Frequency Radar Mission for Snow and Ice Observations

Helmut Rott; Donald W. Cline; Claude Duguay; Richard Essery; Pierre Etchevers; Irena Hajnsek; Michael Kern; Giovanni Macelloni; Eirik Malnes; Jouni Pulliainen; Simon H. Yueh

CoReH2O, A Dual Frequency Radar Mission for Snow and Ice Observations

Helmut Rott, Donald W. Cline, Claude Duguay, Richard Essery, Pierre Etchevers, Irena Hajnsek, Michael Kern, Giovanni Macelloni, Eirik Malnes, Jouni Pulliainen, Simon H. Yueh

School of Geosciences

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Abstract

The COld REgions Hydrology High-resolution Observatory (CoReH2O) satellite mission was selected for detailed scientific and technical studies within the Earth Explorer Programme of ESA. The sensor is a dual frequency SAR, operating at 17.2 GHz and 9.6 GHz, VV and VH polarizations The mission will deliver spatially distributed snow and ice observations to improve the representation of the croysphere in hydrological and climate models. Primary parameters are the extent and water equivalent (SWE) of the snow pack and snow accumulation on glaciers. Scientific preparations of the mission include the development and testing of algorithms for retrieval of snow parameters, studies on synergy of CoReH2O-type snow products with passive microwave measurements, the assimilation of satellite snow data in process models, and field experiments. Performance of retrievals for snow extent and SWE was tested with simulated and experimental data, including Ku- and X-band SAR images of the airborne SnowSAR system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS)
Place of Publication	NEW YORK
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	5550-5553
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-1159-5
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) - Munich Duration: 22 Jul 2012 → 27 Jul 2012

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Conference	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
City	Munich
Period	22/07/12 → 27/07/12

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Rott, H, Cline, DW, Duguay, C, Essery, R, Etchevers, P, Hajnsek, I, Kern, M, Macelloni, G, Malnes, E, Pulliainen, J & Yueh, SH 2012, CoReH2O, A Dual Frequency Radar Mission for Snow and Ice Observations. in 2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, NEW YORK, pp. 5550-5553, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Munich, 22/07/12.

CoReH2O, A Dual Frequency Radar Mission for Snow and Ice Observations. / Rott, Helmut; Cline, Donald W.; Duguay, Claude et al.
2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS). NEW YORK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012. p. 5550-5553.

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