Snow crystal orientation effects on the scattering of passive microwave radiation

نویسندگان

  • James L. Foster
  • J. S. Barton
  • Alfred T. C. Chang
  • Dorothy K. Hall
چکیده

Question: In the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, does it make a difference in terms of how much energy is scattered by snow crystals, whether or not they have a particular orientation in regards to each other? Put in another way, in calculating the amount of energy that is transferred from the ground, through the snowpack, can it be assumed that all of the crystals in a snowpack are randomly oriented?

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing

دوره 38  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000