Persistent surface snowmelt over Antarctica (1987-2006) from 19.35 GHz brightness temperatures

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作者
Tedesco, M.
Abdalati, W.
Zwally, H. J.
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[1] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Joint Ctr Earth Syst Technol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
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10.1029/2007GL031199
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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[1] Persistent melting ( e. g., continuing for more than three days or for one consecutive day and night) is mapped in Antarctica ( 1987-2006) using night- and day- time Special Sensor Microwave Imager brightness temperatures ( Tb) at 19.35 GHz, horizontal polarization. Snowmelt is indicated when Tb and relative daily difference exceed threshold values, respectively Tc and Delta T, computed for each pixel and year, or when both daytime and nighttime Tb exceed Tc. Results from an electromagnetic model suggest that the minimum detectable liquid water content ranges between 0.2 and 0.5%, in volume. We find that melting areas have been moving inland since 1987. A first-time extensive melting ( 1987-2006) is detected over the Transantarctic Mountains on January 2005, 875 Km inland and 2000 m above sea level. Melting extent and index have been decreasing over Antarctica, since 1987, although either positive and negative trends are observed from a subcontinental scale analysis.
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