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Satellite remote sensing of polar snow and ice: present status and future directions

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posted on 2023-05-16, 16:56 authored by Robert MassomRobert Massom
Polar snow and ice masses exert a profound influence on global climate and ocean circulation, and are in turn influenced by climate. Satellite remote sensing constitutes the only practical and systematic means of gaining long-term overviews of any change or variability that may be occurring in key snow and ice parameters. Current relevant satellite sensors are reviewed and future developments evaluated to determine how these may lead to improved retrievals of the key parameters. Sensors to be launched on satellite platforms planned for the end of the century and beyond include both improved versions of existing sensors (such as MODIS) and new classes of sensors (such as imaging spectrometers and laser rangers/altimeters) applied to polar remote sensing for the first time. -Author

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Publication title

Polar Record

Volume

31

Issue

177

Pagination

99-114

ISSN

0032-2474

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Place of publication

NY, USA

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments not elsewhere classified

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