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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2421-2019
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Research article
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17 Sep 2019
Research article |
| 17 Sep 2019
| 17 Sep 2019
Estimating snow depth on Arctic sea ice using satellite microwave radiometry and a neural network
European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Craig Donlon
European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
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- Retrieval of Snow Depth over Arctic Sea Ice Using a Deep Neural Network J. Liu et al.
- Winter arctic sea ice volume decline: uncertainties reduced using passive microwave-based sea ice thickness C. Soriot et al.
- Depth of Liquid Water Infiltration in Greenland Firn Based on L-Band Radiometry, a Snow Physics Model, and Machine Learning T. Moon et al.
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- Deep neural network-based spatial gap-filling of MODIS ice surface temperatures over the Arctic using satellite and reanalysis data S. Sim et al.
- Toward Daily Snow Depth Estimation on Arctic Sea Ice During the Whole Winter Season From Passive Microwave Radiometer Data L. He et al.
- Sea Ice Thickness Estimation Based on Regression Neural Networks Using L-Band Microwave Radiometry Data from the FSSCat Mission C. Herbert et al.
- A Suitable Retrieval Algorithm of Arctic Snow Depths with AMSR-2 and Its Application to Sea Ice Thicknesses of Cryosat-2 Data Z. Dong et al.
- A combined multi-source data and deep learning approach for retrieving snow depth on Antarctic Sea ice during the melting season Z. Yan et al.
- Retrieval of Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice from the FY3B/MWRI L. Li et al.
- Making Waves: Microwaves in Climate Change R. Siegel & P. Siegel
- On the Importance of Representing Snow Over Sea‐Ice for Simulating the Arctic Boundary Layer G. Arduini et al.
- Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Estimation From Passive Microwave Satellite Observations Between 1.4 and 36 GHz C. Soriot et al.
- Sensitivity of Passive Microwave Satellite Observations to Snow Density and Grain Size Over Arctic Sea Ice Y. Kwon et al.
- Using Deep Learning to Model Elevation Differences between Radar and Laser Altimetry A. Horton et al.
- Retrieval of snow depth on Antarctic sea ice from the FY-3D MWRI data Z. Yan et al.
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Short summary
Snow on sea ice is a fundamental climate variable. We propose a novel approach to estimate snow depth on sea ice from satellite microwave radiometer measurements at several frequencies using neural networks (NNs). We evaluate our results with airborne snow depth measurements and compare them to three other established snow depth algorithms. We show that our NN results agree better with the airborne data than the other algorithms. This is also advantageous for sea ice thickness calculation.
Snow on sea ice is a fundamental climate variable. We propose a novel approach to estimate snow...
