K. Oleson, K. Driese, J. Maslanik, W. Emery, W. Reiners
{"title":"The sensitivity of a land surface parameterization scheme to the choice of remotely-sensed landcover data sets","authors":"K. Oleson, K. Driese, J. Maslanik, W. Emery, W. Reiners","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516286","url":null,"abstract":"The characteristics of satellite-derived landcover data for climate models vary depending on sensor properties and processing options. To better understand the first order effects of differences in landcover data on a land surface parameterization scheme (VBATS), stand-alone model runs were performed for two adjacent 2.8/spl deg/ by 2.8/spl deg/ GCM gridcells in Wyoming using landcover from two satellite-derived maps (AVHRR, TM) and a global landcover data set commonly used in GCMs. Substantial differences in prescribed landcover were found between the three datasets. Despite these differences, the VBATS simulated surface fluxes were similar in the eastern gridcell for the two satellite data sets. In the western gridcell, the partitioning of net radiation into sensible and latent heat fluxes was affected by the relative proportions of wet cover types (i.e. inland water and irrigated crop) prescribed by the two satellite data sets. This emphasizes the importance of accurately estimating the proportion of wet cover types within a GCM gridcell in arid regions. Spatial aggregation of the satellite data sets reduced the number of cover types used to represent each GCM gridcell. In the western gridcell, a reduction in the number of cover types from 11 to 2 resulted in differences in annual averages of sensible and latent heat fluxes of about 10%. Other simulations involving these data sets suggest that these differences could be reduced if the wet cover types are accounted for. In this respect, fine spatial resolution information is required for some cover types whereas coarser resolution may be adequate for other types. Landcover classifications for land surface modeling need to be based more on model sensitivities than on traditional vegetation-type schemes.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116283141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oceanic wind vector determination using a dual-frequency microwave airborne radiometer theory and experiment","authors":"M. Jacobson, W. Emery, E. Westwater","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516593","url":null,"abstract":"Passive ocean-viewing microwave radiometers produce promising results for measuring the near-surface wind vector by measuring the thermal emission from the combined rough surface and atmosphere. The brightness temperature variations of the rough ocean surface provide the necessary information for determining the near ocean surface wind speed and direction. Ocean wind direction measurements have only recently been obtained by microwave radiometers. These recent wind direction measurements showed that ocean brightness temperature variations with respect to azimuth angle (wind direction) varied by a few Kelvin. All these radiometers measured the azimuthal dependence of vertically- and horizontally-polarized ocean brightness temperatures. Brightness temperature measurements at other polarization states (four Stokes parameters) are also sensitive to near surface ocean wind direction. This paper focuses on a nonpolarimetric aircraft-based dual-frequency dual-polarized microwave radiometer that was developed at the Environmental Technology Laboratory (ETL) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration (NOAA). The lower frequency at 23.87 GHz is horizontally-polarized with respect to the aircraft's flight direction and the 31.65 GHz frequency is vertically-polarized to that direction. This radiometer was one of several instruments deployed in ETL's first Advanced Sensor Applications Program (ASAP) experiment. This experiment was named the San Clements Ocean Probing Experiment (SCOPE). The main purpose of the airborne microwave radiometer was to determine if it could measure azimuthal-dependent brightness temperature variations from a rough ocean surface, and thus infer the near-surface wind vector. Furthermore, in order to gain a better understanding on the potential of the NOAA dual-frequency radiometer for near-surface wind vector determination, the SCOPE radiometer measurements are compared with a new combined atmospheric and two-scale ocean surface model.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"32 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116343662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Coltelli, G. Fornaro, G. Franceschetti, R. Lanari, M. Migliaccio, J. Moreira, K. Papathanassiou, G. Puglisi, D. Riccio, M. Schwabisch
{"title":"On the survey of volcanic sites: the SIR-C/X-SAR interferometry","authors":"M. Coltelli, G. Fornaro, G. Franceschetti, R. Lanari, M. Migliaccio, J. Moreira, K. Papathanassiou, G. Puglisi, D. Riccio, M. Schwabisch","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516337","url":null,"abstract":"Presents an international cooperative study in the field of volcano monitoring by means of SAR interferometry. The case study of the SIR-C/X-SAR mission over Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy is detailed.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116469062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remote sensing data availability from the Earth Observation System (EOS) via the Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) at NSIDC","authors":"R. Weaver, V. Troisi","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516432","url":null,"abstract":"In 1989 NSIDC was invited to become one of eight Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The Earth Observing System (EOS) is a long-term interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research effort to study global-scale processes that shape and influence the Earth as a system. Recent deliberations within the EOS community is fostering change in the originally planned EOSDIS structure towards a federated system. This paper reports on the current status of the federated approach to EOSDIS, and offer an assessment as to the impact this will have on provision of remote sensing data from EOS sensor systems to the polar research community.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"142 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123215830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robust restoration of microwave brightness contrasts from the DMSP SSM/I data","authors":"B. Petrenko","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516379","url":null,"abstract":"A technique tolerant to an inexactness of the antenna pattern form is developed for resampling microwave radiometer data on the base of robust principles of statistical estimation. Two types of algorithms are considered: a single-channel algorithm and an interchannel algorithm to resample low frequency channel data taking into account a higher frequency channel. The performance of the algorithms is demonstrated by results of DMSP SSM/I data processing.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121918162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electromagnetic wave scattering from real-life rough surface profiles and profiles based on an averaged spectrum","authors":"K. Pak, L. Tsang, R. Weeks, J.C. Shi, H. Rott","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516909","url":null,"abstract":"The authors study the electromagnetic wave scattering from rough surface of three different kinds. The scattering cross section is calculated exactly for each profile and the average scattering cross sections are compared. In the first method, they use real-life measured profiles of a natural surface. The first method gives the correct scattering result or bench mark result. In the second method, they use the measured profiles to calculate the averaged spectrum. They then use the averaged spectrum to generate many profiles. In the third method, the averaged spectrum obtained from the second method is fitted with a power-law spectrum. The fitted spectrum is then used to generate profiles. They find that the third method can give results which can be as much as 6 dB different than the correct result. The second method generally give reasonable results within 2 to 3 dB of the first method solution. Examples used in this paper include soil, snow, and rock surfaces.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123933231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecosystem management: a decision support GIS approach","authors":"Wayne Wei","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516943","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a new approach using decision support GIS for handling information in ecosystem management. Technical research efforts resulted in specialized spatial decision support systems for wetland restoration planning, wetland permit analysis, and wildlife research and management. These applications are briefly presented to illustrate the usage of the methodology. With its powerful capabilities in information synthesis, analytical visualization, and spatial simulation and modeling, the decision support GIS provided cost-effective technical tools and a conceptual framework for integrating natural resource management with an ecosystem approach.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125942331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parametric estimation of time varying baselines in airborne interferometric SAR","authors":"J. J. Mohr, N. N. Madsen","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516440","url":null,"abstract":"A method for estimation of time varying spatial baselines in airborne interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is described. The range and azimuth distortions between two images acquired with a non-linear baseline are derived. A parametric model of the baseline is then, in a least square sense, estimated from image shifts obtained by cross correlation of numerous small patches throughout the image. The method has been applied to airborne EMISAR imagery from the 1995 campaign over the Storstrommen Glacier in North East Greenland conducted by the Danish Center for Remote Sensing. This has reduced the baseline uncertainties from several meters to the centimeter level in a 36 km scene. Though developed for airborne SAR the method can easily be adopted to satellite data.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125983869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regional land cover characterization using multiple sources of intermediate-scale data","authors":"J. Vogelmann, S. Howard, T. Sohl","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516305","url":null,"abstract":"Many United States federal agencies need accurate, intermediate scaled, land cover information. While many techniques and approaches have been successfully used to classify land cover in relatively small regions, there are substantial problems in applying these techniques to large multi-scene regions. An evaluation was conducted of the multiple layer land characteristics data base approach for generating large area land cover information. Mosaicked leaves-on Landsat thematic mapper scenes were used in conjunction with leaves-off thematic mapper data, digital elevation (and derived slope, aspect and shaded relief) data, population census information, defense meteorological satellite program \"city lights\" data, land use and land cover data, digital line graph data, and national wetlands inventory data to derive land cover information. This approach was evaluated for Region III of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (middle Atlantic states).","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125086926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Army Research Laboratory ultra wideband BoomSAR","authors":"M. Ressler","doi":"10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516828","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a mobile radar testbed that provides airborne-like collection geometries. The radar is a low frequency, ultra-wideband, synthetic aperture radar intended to provide a resource for the analysis of foliage and ground penetration phenomenology.","PeriodicalId":190696,"journal":{"name":"IGARSS '96. 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129467109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}