The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC
Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1767-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1767-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
Research article
 | 
25 May 2018
Research article |  | 25 May 2018

Seasonal variations of the backscattering coefficient measured by radar altimeters over the Antarctic Ice Sheet

Fifi Ibrahime Adodo, Frédérique Remy, and Ghislain Picard

Viewed

Total article views: 3,325 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,142 1,073 110 3,325 101 112
  • HTML: 2,142
  • PDF: 1,073
  • XML: 110
  • Total: 3,325
  • BibTeX: 101
  • EndNote: 112
Views and downloads (calculated since 22 Nov 2017)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 22 Nov 2017)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,325 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,067 with geography defined and 258 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Discussed (final revised paper)

Latest update: 23 Nov 2024
Download
Short summary
In Antarctica, the seasonal cycle of the backscatter behaves differently at high and low frequencies, peaking in winter and in summer, respectively. At the intermediate frequency, some areas behave analogously to low frequency in terms of the seasonal cycle, but other areas behave analogously to high frequency. This calls into question the empirical relationships often used to correct elevation changes from radar penetration into the snowpack using backscatter.
Read more