Regional and Altitude-Dependent Estimate of the SRTM C/X-Band Radar Penetration Difference on High Mountain Asia Glaciers

• Published in: IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing Vol. 14; pp. 4244 - 4253
• Main Authors: Li, Chao, Jiang, Liming, Liu, Lin, Wang, Hansheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Altitude; Asia; C band; Correlation; Digital Elevation Models; Distribution; Elevation; Estimation; Glacier mass balance; Glaciers; Ground penetrating radar; High-mountain Asia (HMA); Ice; Mass; Mass balance; mountain glacier; Mountains; Penetration depth; Radar; radar penetration difference; Radar remote sensing; Snow; Snowpack; Space Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) digital elevation models (DEMs); Space shuttles; Superhigh frequencies; Vegetation mapping; Asia; United States > US

Radar penetration correction is essential for accurately estimating glacier mass balance when using the geodetic methods based on the radar-derived digital elevation model (DEM). Due to heterogeneous snow distribution and snowpack properties, the radar penetration depth varies by region and is basic...