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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2149-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2149-2015
Research article
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18 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 18 Nov 2015

Comparison of a coupled snow thermodynamic and radiative transfer model with in situ active microwave signatures of snow-covered smooth first-year sea ice

M. C. Fuller, T. Geldsetzer, J. Yackel, and J. P. S. Gill

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We modeled snow (based on weather variables) to simulate microwave response. The simulated snowpack, and the simulated microwave backscatter response, was compared to observed physical snow and ice properties and the observed microwave response. There was better agreement between the simulated and observed microwave signatures when we applied observed salinity profiles to the simulated snow pack. Without correction for observed salinity, there was less agreement.