Analysis of the Third and Fourth Stokes Parameters by Fully Polarimetric Microwave Radiometer Measurement over Antarctic Sea Ice
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Wen LU, Shao-bo WANG, Rui WANG Institute of Meteorology & oceanography, PLA University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 211101, China Introduction: WindSat is the first spaceborne fully polarimetric microwave radiometer in the world. It can measure the third and fourth Stokes parameters of the target and provide a new way for sea ice remote sensing. By using WindSat data in 2004, we studied on the brightness temperature characteristics of the third and fourth Stokes parameters over Antarctic sea ice. Methods: The regional distribution, time variation and anisotropy of the brightness temperatures were analyzed. For time series analysis, six areas (arc1-arc6) were chosen.
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