The dual-polarized ratio (DPR) algorithm is a new that enable calculation of Arctic sea ice concentration from the 36.5-GHz channel sensor Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS/Advanced 2 (AMSR-E/AMSR2). In this paper, we demonstrate results data using DPR (DPR-AMSR) are evaluated and compared with other eight products respect to differences in concentration, area, extent. On pan-Arcti...

Land surface model validation at distributed scales is important for model improvements. Recent advances in satellite technology provide an opportunity for distributed calibration and validation of land surface models. In the past years, a number of active and passive microwave soil moisture products have become available. While passive microwave soil moisture is the preferred approach for soil...

An example of sensor synergy of active and passive microwave instruments for observations of marine surface winds is demonstrated using data from the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II), which carried a Ku-band microwave scatterometer, SeaWinds, and the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR). Scalar wind speed observed by AMSR was evaluated by using wind speed observed by Se...

[1] For January–March 2003, we use 12.5-km resolution Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) data for the first time in a comparison with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Special SensorMicrowave/Imager (SSM/I) data to study two Chukchi coast polynyas, one consisting of many, the other of only a few 25-km SSM/I pixels. Within these polynyas, the ice thicknesses are derived separately fr...

This study compares infrared and microwave measurements of sea surface temperature (SST) obtained by a single satellite. The simultaneous observation from the Global Imager (GLI: infrared) and the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR: microwave) aboard the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) provided an opportunity for the intercomparison. The GLIand AMSR-derived SSTs from ...

The Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) consists of two satellite observing systems and three generations to achieve global, comprehensive, and long-term Earth monitoring. The first satellite of the GCOM-W (Water) series will be GCOM-W1 with the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-2 (AMSR2) onboard. AMSR2 is a successor of AMSR on the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) and...

The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua satellite was launched on May 4, 2002. The AMSR-E instrument provides a potentially improved soil moisture sensing capability over previous spaceborne radiometers such as the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer and Special Sensor Microwave/Imager due to its combination of low frequency and higher...

Marine surface winds observed by two microwave sensors, SeaWinds and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR), on the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) are evaluated by comparison with off-shore moored buoy observations. The wind speed and direction observed by SeaWinds are in good agreement with buoy data with root-mean-squared (rms) differences of approximately 1 m s–1 and...

Since 2002, global snow water equivalent (SWE) estimates have been generated using Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E)/Aqua data. Accurate estimates of SWE are important to improve monitoring and managing of water resources in specific regions. SWE and snow map product accuracy are functions of topography and of land cover type because landscape characteristics have a strong influen...

In this paper, sea ice thickness values are calculated for a region along the east coast of Canada using data from two sensors representative of those available for operational data assimilation. Data from the first sensor, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), is used to calculate the ice thickness using a heat balance equation. Relationships between the MODIS ice thicknes...