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New York Times October 2007

New York Times October 2007. Source National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Movie Source NASA Goddard. MODIS 15 March 2003. Microwave imaging instrument on AQUA Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) Conical scan geometry

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New York Times October 2007

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  1. New York Times October 2007

  2. Source National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

  3. Movie Source NASA Goddard

  4. MODIS 15 March 2003

  5. Microwave imaging instrument on AQUA • Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) • Conical scan geometry • Main dedication is integrated atmospheric properties, soil moisture, sea surface temperature, sea ice, and wind • 6, 10, 18, 23, 37, 89 GHz • All channels dual polarization • Spatial resolution varies with frequency between 6 x 9 km and 70 x 50 km

  6. AMSR channels O2 H2O O2 H2O

  7. AMSR channels O2 H2O O2 H2O

  8. Microwave surface emissivity over land and ice (Source C. Prigent)

  9. Microwave surface emissivity over water

  10. Linear dependence of brightness temperature on fraction of ice (or land) within field of view Ice Fraction

  11. Linear dependence of brightness temperature on fraction of ice (or land) within field of view Ice Fraction

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