Thresholds of detection for falling snow from satellite-borne active and passive sensors

Gail Skofronick-Jackson; Benjamin Johnson

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049744

Thresholds of detection for falling snow from satellite-borne active and passive sensors

Gail Skofronick-Jackson
, Benjamin Johnson

Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Abstract

Since falling snow from space is the next precipitation measurement challenge from space, information must be determined in order to guide retrieval algorithm development for these current and future missions. This information includes thresholds of detection for various sensor channel configurations, snow event system characteristics, and surface types. Results herein provide thresholds of falling snow detection for active radars at Ku, Ka, and W-band, and for passive radiometer channels from 10 to 183 GHz. The results show that the radar detection levels are an order of magnitude better (detect lower amounts of falling snow) than the passive detection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011 - Proceedings
Pages	2637-2640
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049744
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Jul 24 2011 → Jul 29 2011

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Name	International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

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Conference	2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver, BC
Period	07/24/11 → 07/29/11

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Falling snow
radar
radiometer

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Skofronick-Jackson, G., & Johnson, B. (2011). Thresholds of detection for falling snow from satellite-borne active and passive sensors. In 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011 - Proceedings (pp. 2637-2640). Article 6049744 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049744

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Skofronick-Jackson, G & Johnson, B 2011, Thresholds of detection for falling snow from satellite-borne active and passive sensors. in 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011 - Proceedings., 6049744, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 2637-2640, 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 07/24/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049744

Thresholds of detection for falling snow from satellite-borne active and passive sensors. / Skofronick-Jackson, Gail; Johnson, Benjamin.
2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2011 - Proceedings. 2011. p. 2637-2640 6049744 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)).

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