Effects of snow crystal shape on the scattering of passive microwave radiation

被引:40
作者
Foster, JL [1 ]
Hall, DK
Chang, ATC
Rango, A
Wergin, W
Erbe, E
机构
[1] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Hydrol Sci Branch, Lab Hydrol Sci, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[2] USDA, Hydrol Lab, Agr Res Serv, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING | 1999年 / 37卷 / 02期
关键词
crystals; electron microscope; modeling; scattering; shape; snow;
D O I
10.1109/36.752235
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
In this study, a discrete dipole scattering model is used to measure the passive microwave radiation scattered by snow particles having different shapes and sizes. The model results demonstrate that the shape of the snow crystal is Insignificant in scattering microwave energy in the 37-GHz region of the spectrum.
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页码:1165 / 1168
页数:4
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