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Satellite remote sensing of polar snow and ice: present status and future directions
Citation
Massom, RA, Satellite remote sensing of polar snow and ice: present status and future directions, Polar Record, 31, (177) pp. 99-114. ISSN 0032-2474 (1995) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1017/S0032247400013607
Abstract
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
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience |
Research Field: | Glaciology |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
Objective Field: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Massom, RA (Dr Robert Massom) |
ID Code: | 35683 |
Year Published: | 1995 |
Deposited By: | CRC-Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems |
Deposited On: | 2005-08-26 |
Last Modified: | 2018-11-15 |
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