Retrieval of snow layer and melt pond properties on Arctic sea ice from airborne imaging spectrometer observations

Abstract 414 µ m were derived. In addition, the melt pond depth was retrieved based on an existing approach that isolates the dependence of a melt pond reflection spectrum on the pond depth by eliminating the reflection contribution of the pond ice bottom. The application of the approach to several case studies revealed a high variability of melt pond depth, with maximum depths of 0.33 m. The results were discussed considering uncertainties arising from the airborne reflection measurements, the setup of radiative transfer simulations, and the retrieval method itself. Overall, the presented retrieval methods show the potential and the limitations of airborne measurements with imaging spectrometers to map the transition phase of the Arctic sea ice surface, examining the snow layer composition and melt pond depth.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Retrieval of snow layer and melt pond properties on Arctic sea ice from airborne imaging spectrometer observations ; volume:16 ; number:16 ; year:2023 ; pages:3915-3930 ; extent:16
Atmospheric measurement techniques ; 16, Heft 16 (2023), 3915-3930 (gesamt 16)

Creator
Rosenburg, Sophie
Lange, Charlotte
Jäkel, Evelyn
Schäfer, Michael
Ehrlich, André
Wendisch, Manfred

DOI
10.5194/amt-16-3915-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023083104324995723671
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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