23.3.4.1 Sea Ice using Microwave Sensors, AMSR

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Ice Detection. Sea Ice Detection. Microwave.
See also Icebergs, Ice Floe, Sea Ice, Drifting Ice, Ice Motion.
See also Ice Shelf, Analysis.
See also Ice Sheet Analysis.
See also Lake and River Ice Detection.

Cavalieri, D.J., Markus, T., Ivanoff, A., Miller, J.A., Brucker, L., Sturm, M., Maslanik, J.A., Heinrichs, J.F., Gasiewski, A.J., Leuschen, C., Krabill, W., Sonntag, J.,
A Comparison of Snow Depth on Sea Ice Retrievals Using Airborne Altimeters and an AMSR-E Simulator,
GeoRS(50), No. 8, August 2012, pp. 3027-3040.
IEEE DOI 1208
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Ivanova, N., Johannessen, O.M., Pedersen, L.T., Tonboe, R.T.,
Retrieval of Arctic Sea Ice Parameters by Satellite Passive Microwave Sensors: A Comparison of Eleven Sea Ice Concentration Algorithms,
GeoRS(52), No. 11, November 2014, pp. 7233-7246.
IEEE DOI 1407
Arctic BibRef

Beitsch, A.[Alexander], Kaleschke, L.[Lars], Kern, S.[Stefan],
Investigating High-Resolution AMSR2 Sea Ice Concentrations during the February 2013 Fracture Event in the Beaufort Sea,
RS(6), No. 5, 2014, pp. 3841-3856.
DOI Link 1407
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Beitsch, A.[Alexander], Kern, S.[Stefan], Kaleschke, L.[Lars],
Comparison of SSM/I and AMSR-E Sea Ice Concentrations With ASPeCt Ship Observations Around Antarctica,
GeoRS(53), No. 4, April 2015, pp. 1985-1996.
IEEE DOI 1502
oceanographic techniques BibRef

Bliss, A.C.[Angela C.], Anderson, M.R.[Mark R.],
Daily Area of Snow Melt Onset on Arctic Sea Ice from Passive Microwave Satellite Observations 1979-2012,
RS(6), No. 11, 2014, pp. 11283-11314.
DOI Link 1412
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Makynen, M., Simila, M.,
Thin Ice Detection in the Barents and Kara Seas With AMSR-E and SSMIS Radiometer Data,
GeoRS(53), No. 9, September 2015, pp. 5036-5053.
IEEE DOI 1506
Estimation BibRef

Pang, X.P.[Xiao-Ping], Pu, J.[Jian], Zhao, X.[Xi], Ji, Q.[Qing], Qu, M.[Meng], Cheng, Z.[Zian],
Comparison between AMSR2 Sea Ice Concentration Products and Pseudo-Ship Observations of the Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Edge on Cloud-Free Days,
RS(10), No. 2, 2018, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1804
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Mäkynen, M., Similä, M.,
Thin Ice Detection in the Barents and Kara Seas Using AMSR2 High-Frequency Radiometer Data,
GeoRS(57), No. 10, October 2019, pp. 7418-7437.
IEEE DOI 1910
geophysical image processing, geophysical techniques, hydrological techniques, ice, microwave measurement, thin sea ice BibRef

Scott, K.A., Buehner, M., Carrieres, T.,
An Assessment of Sea-Ice Thickness Along the Labrador Coast From AMSR-E and MODIS Data for Operational Data Assimilation,
GeoRS(52), No. 5, May 2014, pp. 2726-2737.
IEEE DOI 1403
Passive microwave; sea ice thickness; visible/infrared BibRef

Wang, L.[Lei], Scott, K.A.[K. Andrea], Xu, L., Clausi, D.A.[David A.],
Sea Ice Concentration Estimation During Melt From Dual-Pol SAR Scenes Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks: A Case Study,
GeoRS(54), No. 8, August 2016, pp. 4524-4533.
IEEE DOI 1608
neural nets BibRef

Wang, L.[Lei], Scott, K.A.[K. Andrea], Clausi, D.A.[David A.],
Sea Ice Concentration Estimation during Freeze-Up from SAR Imagery Using a Convolutional Neural Network,
RS(9), No. 5, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1706
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Cooke, C.L.V., Scott, K.A.[K. Andrea],
Estimating Sea Ice Concentration From SAR: Training Convolutional Neural Networks With Passive Microwave Data,
GeoRS(57), No. 7, July 2019, pp. 4735-4747.
IEEE DOI 1907
Synthetic aperture radar, Microwave FET integrated circuits, Microwave imaging, Microwave integrated circuits, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) BibRef

Hermozo, L., Eymard, L., Karbou, F.,
Modeling Sea Ice Surface Emissivity at Microwave Frequencies: Impact of the Surface Assumptions and Potential Use for Sea Ice Extent and Type Classification,
GeoRS(55), No. 2, February 2017, pp. 943-961.
IEEE DOI 1702
oceanographic regions BibRef

Nandan, V.[Vishnu], Geldsetzer, T.[Torsten], Yackel, J.J.[John J.], Islam, T., Gill, J.P.S., Mahmud, M.,
Multifrequency Microwave Backscatter From a Highly Saline Snow Cover on Smooth First-Year Sea Ice: First-Order Theoretical Modeling,
GeoRS(55), No. 4, April 2017, pp. 2177-2190.
IEEE DOI 1704
backscatter BibRef

Yackel, J.J., Gill, J.P.S., Geldsetzer, T., Fuller, M.C., Nandan, V.,
Diurnal Scale Controls on C-Band Microwave Backscatter From Snow-Covered First-Year Sea Ice During the Transition From Late Winter to Early Melt,
GeoRS(55), No. 7, July 2017, pp. 3860-3874.
IEEE DOI 1706
Backscatter, Microwave FET integrated circuits, Microwave integrated circuits, Ocean temperature, Sea ice, Sea surface, Snow, Active microwaves, backscatter, sea ice, snow BibRef

Ramjan, S.[Saroat], Geldsetzer, T.[Torsten], Scharien, R.K.[Randall K.], Yackel, J.J.[John J.],
Predicting Melt Pond Fraction on Landfast Snow Covered First Year Sea Ice from Winter C-Band SAR Backscatter Utilizing Linear, Polarimetric and Texture Parameters,
RS(10), No. 10, 2018, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1811
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Yackel, J.J.[John J.], Geldsetzer, T.[Torsten], Mahmud, M.[Mallik], Nandan, V.[Vishnu], Howell, S.E.L.[Stephen E. L.], Scharien, R.K.[Randall K.], Lam, H.M.[Hoi Ming],
Snow Thickness Estimation on First-Year Sea Ice from Late Winter Spaceborne Scatterometer Backscatter Variance,
RS(11), No. 4, 2019, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1903
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Nandan, V.[Vishnu], Geldsetzer, T.[Torsten], Mahmud, M.[Mallik], Yackel, J.[John], Ramjan, S.[Saroat],
Ku-, X- and C-Band Microwave Backscatter Indices from Saline Snow Covers on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice,
RS(9), No. 7, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1708
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Bliss, A.C.[Angela C.], Miller, J.A.[Jeffrey A.], Meier, W.N.[Walter N.],
Comparison of Passive Microwave-Derived Early Melt Onset Records on Arctic Sea Ice,
RS(9), No. 3, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1704
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Meier, W.N.[Walter N.], Stewart, J.S.[J. Scott], Windnagel, A.[Ann], Fetterer, F.M.[Florence M.],
Comparison of Hemispheric and Regional Sea Ice Extent and Area Trends from NOAA and NASA Passive Microwave-Derived Climate Records,
RS(14), No. 3, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2202
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Karvonen, J.,
Baltic Sea Ice Concentration Estimation Using SENTINEL-1 SAR and AMSR2 Microwave Radiometer Data,
GeoRS(55), No. 5, May 2017, pp. 2871-2883.
IEEE DOI 1705
oceanographic regions, oceanographic techniques, radiometry, sea ice, synthetic aperture radar, Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2, SAR-MWR sea ice estimation method, SENTINEL-1 SAR, daily ice chart, high-resolution sea ice estimation method, Synthetic aperture radar. BibRef

Liu, Y.H.[Ying-Hui], Helfrich, S.[Sean], Meier, W.N.[Walter N.], Dworak, R.[Richard],
Assessment of AMSR2 Ice Extent and Ice Edge in the Arctic Using IMS,
RS(12), No. 10, 2020, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2006
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Hoshino, S.[Seita], Tateyama, K.[Kazutaka], Izumiyama, K.[Koh],
Classification of Ice in Lützow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica, Using Data from ASCAT and AMSR2,
RS(12), No. 19, 2020, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2010
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Dworak, R.[Richard], Liu, Y.H.[Ying-Hui], Key, J.R.[Jeffrey R.], Meier, W.N.[Walter N.],
A Blended Sea Ice Concentration Product from AMSR2 and VIIRS,
RS(13), No. 15, 2021, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2108
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Alonso-Arroyo, A., Zavorotny, V.U., Camps, A.,
Sea Ice Detection Using U.K. TDS-1 GNSS-R Data,
GeoRS(55), No. 9, September 2017, pp. 4989-5001.
IEEE DOI 1709
sea ice, Antarctic regions, Arctic regions, Bayesian approach, GNSS, global navigation satellite systems, matched filter approach, BibRef

Llaveria, D.[David], Munoz-Martin, J.F.[Juan Francesc], Herbert, C.[Christoph], Pablos, M.[Miriam], Park, H.[Hyuk], Camps, A.[Adriano],
Sea Ice Concentration and Sea Ice Extent Mapping with L-Band Microwave Radiometry and GNSS-R Data from the FFSCat Mission Using Neural Networks,
RS(13), No. 6, 2021, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2104
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Herbert, C.[Christoph], Munoz-Martin, J.F.[Joan Francesc], Llaveria, D.[David], Pablos, M.[Miriam], Camps, A.[Adriano],
Sea Ice Thickness Estimation Based on Regression Neural Networks Using L-Band Microwave Radiometry Data from the FSSCat Mission,
RS(13), No. 7, 2021, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2104
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Xu, S.M.[Shi-Ming], Zhou, L.[Lu], Liu, J.P.[Ji-Ping], Lu, H.[Hui], Wang, B.[Bin],
Data Synergy between Altimetry and L-Band Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for the Retrieval of Sea Ice Parameters: A Theoretical Study of Methodology,
RS(9), No. 10, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1711
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Liu, Q.Q.[Qing-Quan], Ji, Q.[Qing], Pang, X.P.[Xiao-Ping], Gao, X.[Xin], Zhao, X.[Xi], Lei, R.[Ruibo],
Inter-Calibration of Passive Microwave Satellite Brightness Temperatures Observed by F13 SSM/I and F17 SSMIS for the Retrieval of Snow Depth on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice,
RS(10), No. 1, 2018, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1802
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Mäkynen, M.[Marko], Karvonen, J.[Juha],
MODIS Sea Ice Thickness and Open Water-Sea Ice Charts over the Barents and Kara Seas for Development and Validation of Sea Ice Products from Microwave Sensor Data,
RS(9), No. 12, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1802
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Gunn, G.E.[Grant E.], Duguay, C.R.[Claude R.], Derksen, C.[Chris], Clausi, D.A.[David A.], Toose, P.[Peter],
Investigating the Influence of Variable Freshwater Ice Types on Passive and Active Microwave Observations,
RS(9), No. 12, 2017, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1802
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Otosaka, I., Rivas, M.B.[M. Belmonte], Stoffelen, A.,
Bayesian Sea Ice Detection With the ERS Scatterometer and Sea Ice Backscatter Model at C-Band,
GeoRS(56), No. 4, April 2018, pp. 2248-2254.
IEEE DOI 1804
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And: Errata: GeoRS(57), No. 12, December 2019, pp. 10447-10447.
IEEE DOI 1912
Backscatter, Bayes methods, Erbium, Radar measurements, Sea ice, Wind, Bayes procedure, microwave radiometry, radar scattering, sea ice BibRef

Xu, X.[Xu], Brekke, C.[Camilla], Doulgeris, A.P.[Anthony P.], Melandsø, F.[Frank],
Numerical Analysis of Microwave Scattering from Layered Sea Ice Based on the Finite Element Method,
RS(10), No. 9, 2018, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1810
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Mahmud, M.S., Geldsetzer, T., Howell, S.E.L., Yackel, J.J., Nandan, V., Scharien, R.K.,
Incidence Angle Dependence of HH-Polarized C- and L-Band Wintertime Backscatter Over Arctic Sea Ice,
GeoRS(56), No. 11, November 2018, pp. 6686-6698.
IEEE DOI 1811
Sea ice, L-band, Synthetic aperture radar, Backscatter, Arctic, Microwave FET integrated circuits, Arctic sea ice, C-band, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) BibRef

Nakata, K., Ohshima, K.I., Nihashi, S.,
Estimation of Thin-Ice Thickness and Discrimination of Ice Type From AMSR-E Passive Microwave Data,
GeoRS(57), No. 1, January 2019, pp. 263-276.
IEEE DOI 1901
Ice thickness, Sea ice, Microwave FET integrated circuits, Microwave integrated circuits, Microwave theory and techniques, thin-ice thickness BibRef

Zhang, Z., Yu, Y., Li, X., Hui, F., Cheng, X., Chen, Z.,
Arctic Sea Ice Classification Using Microwave Scatterometer and Radiometer Data During 2002-2017,
GeoRS(57), No. 8, August 2019, pp. 5319-5328.
IEEE DOI 1908
oceanographic regions, oceanographic techniques, radar imaging, radiometry, sea ice, synthetic aperture radar, sea ice classification BibRef

Wang, Q.K.[Qing-Kai], Lu, P.[Peng], Zu, Y.H.[Yong-Heng], Li, Z.J.[Zhi-Jun], Leppäranta, M.[Matti], Zhang, G.Y.[Gui-Yong],
Comparison of Passive Microwave Data with Shipborne Photographic Observations of Summer Sea Ice Concentration along an Arctic Cruise Path,
RS(11), No. 17, 2019, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1909
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Kern, S.[Stefan], Ozsoy, B.[Burcu],
An Attempt to Improve Snow Depth Retrieval Using Satellite Microwave Radiometry for Rough Antarctic Sea Ice,
RS(11), No. 19, 2019, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 1910
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Jezek, K.C., Johnson, J.T., Demir, O., Andrews, M.J., Macelloni, G., Brogioni, M., Leduc-Leballeur, M., Tan, S., Tsang, L., Kwok, R., Kaleschke, L., Belgiovane, D.J., Chen, C., Bringer, A.,
Remote Sensing of Sea Ice Thickness and Salinity With 0.5-2 GHz Microwave Radiometry,
GeoRS(57), No. 11, November 2019, pp. 8672-8684.
IEEE DOI 1911
Temperature measurement, Sea measurements, Brightness temperature, Sea ice, Microwave radiometry, sea ice BibRef

Scott, K.A.,
Assessment of Categorical Triple Collocation for Sea Ice/Open Water Observations: Application to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence,
GeoRS(57), No. 12, December 2019, pp. 9659-9673.
IEEE DOI 1912
Sea ice, Sensitivity, Microwave FET integrated circuits, Microwave imaging, Microwave integrated circuits, triple collocation BibRef

Meier, W.N.[Walter N.], Stewart, J.S.[J. Scott],
Assessment of the Stability of Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures for NASA Team Sea Ice Concentration Retrievals,
RS(12), No. 14, 2020, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2007
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Meier, W.N.[Walter N.], Stewart, J.S.[J. Scott],
Assessing the Potential of Enhanced Resolution Gridded Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures for Retrieval of Sea Ice Parameters,
RS(12), No. 16, 2020, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2008
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Meier, W.N.[Walter N.], Stewart, J.S.[J. Scott],
Evaluation of Sea Ice Motion Estimates from Enhanced Resolution Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures,
RS(17), No. 2, 2025, pp. 259.
DOI Link 2502
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Shi, Q., Su, J., Heygster, G., Shi, J., Wang, L., Zhu, L., Lou, Q., Ludwig, V.,
Step-by-Step Validation of Antarctic ASI AMSR-E Sea-Ice Concentrations by MODIS and an Aerial Image,
GeoRS(59), No. 1, January 2021, pp. 392-403.
IEEE DOI 2012
Silicon carbide, Sea ice, MODIS, Microwave radiometry, Antarctica, Spatial resolution, Aerial imagery, sea-ice concentration (SIC) BibRef

Malmgren-Hansen, D., Pedersen, L.T., Nielsen, A.A., Kreiner, M.B., Saldo, R., Skriver, H., Lavelle, J., Buus-Hinkler, J., Krane, K.H.,
A Convolutional Neural Network Architecture for Sentinel-1 and AMSR2 Data Fusion,
GeoRS(59), No. 3, March 2021, pp. 1890-1902.
IEEE DOI 2103
Sea ice, Synthetic aperture radar, Microwave radiometry, Satellite broadcasting, Sensor fusion, Cryosphere, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data BibRef

Keller, M.R.[Mary R.], Gifford, C.M.[Christopher M.], Winstead, N.S.[Nathaniel S.], Walton, W.C.[William C.], Dietz, J.E.[Jerrold E.],
Active/Passive Multiple Polarization Sea Ice Detection During Initial Freeze-Up,
GeoRS(59), No. 7, July 2021, pp. 5434-5448.
IEEE DOI 2106
Microwave radiometry, Synthetic aperture radar, Microwave FET integrated circuits, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) BibRef

Lee, S.M.[Sang-Moo], Meier, W.N.[Walter N.], Sohn, B.J.[Byung-Ju], Shi, H.[Hoyeon], Gasiewski, A.J.[Albin J.],
Estimation of Arctic Basin-Scale Sea Ice Thickness From Satellite Passive Microwave Measurements,
GeoRS(59), No. 7, July 2021, pp. 5841-5850.
IEEE DOI 2106
Sea ice, Microwave measurement, Snow, Microwave FET integrated circuits, surface emissivity BibRef

Han, H.S.[Hyang-Sun], Lee, S.J.[Sung-Jae], Kim, H.C.[Hyun-Cheol], Kim, M.[Miae],
Retrieval of Summer Sea Ice Concentration in the Pacific Arctic Ocean from AMSR2 Observations and Numerical Weather Data Using Random Forest Regression,
RS(13), No. 12, 2021, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2106
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Karaev, V.[Vladimir], Titchenko, Y.[Yury], Panfilova, M.[Maria], Ponur, K.[Kiril], Ryabkova, M.[Maria], Meshkov, E.[Eugeny], Kovaldov, D.[Dmitry],
On the Problem of the Sea Ice Detection by Orbital Microwave Doppler Radar at the Nadir Sounding,
RS(14), No. 19, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2210
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Li, M.[Ming], Liu, J.P.[Ji-Ping], Qu, M.[Meng], Zhang, Z.H.[Zhan-Hai], Liang, X.[Xi],
An Analysis of Arctic Sea Ice Leads Retrieved from AMSR-E/AMSR2,
RS(14), No. 4, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2202
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Zabolotskikh, E.[Elizaveta], Azarov, S.[Sergey],
Wintertime Emissivities of the Arctic Sea Ice Types at the AMSR2 Frequencies,
RS(14), No. 23, 2022, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2212
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Li, S.Q.[Si-Qi], Zhang, Y.[Yu], Chen, C.S.[Chang-Sheng], Zhang, Y.[Yiran], Xu, D.[Danya], Hu, S.[Song],
Assessment of Antarctic Sea Ice Cover in CMIP6 Prediction with Comparison to AMSR2 during 2015-2021,
RS(15), No. 8, 2023, pp. 2048.
DOI Link 2305
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Burada, G.K.[Girija Kalyani], McDonald, A.[Adrian], Renwick, J.[James], Jolly, B.[Ben],
Delineating Polynya Area Using Active and Passive Microwave Sensors for the Western Ross Sea Sector of Antarctica,
RS(15), No. 10, 2023, pp. xx-yy.
DOI Link 2306
Area of open water or reduced concentration of sea ice surrounded by either concentrated sea ice or land ice. BibRef

Mäkynen, M.[Marko], Similä, M.[Markku],
Arctic Thin Ice Detection Using AMSR2 and FY-3C MWRI Radiometer Data,
RS(16), No. 9, 2024, pp. 1600.
DOI Link 2405
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Zeng, T.[Tao], Shi, L.J.[Li-Jian], Shi, Y.N.[Ying-Ni], Lu, D.W.[Dun-Wang], Wang, Q.[Qimao],
Polar Sea Ice Monitoring Using HY-2B Satellite Scatterometer and Scanning Microwave Radiometer Measurements,
RS(16), No. 13, 2024, pp. 2486.
DOI Link 2407
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Hu, Y.[Yuan], Hua, X.[Xifan], Yan, Q.Y.[Qing-Yun], Liu, W.[Wei], Jiang, Z.H.[Zhi-Hao], Wickert, J.[Jens],
Sea Ice Detection from GNSS-R Data Based on Local Linear Embedding,
RS(16), No. 14, 2024, pp. 2621.
DOI Link 2408
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Luo, Y.P.[Yan-Ping], Liu, Y.[Yang], Huang, C.Y.[Chuan-Yang], Han, F.C.[Fang-Cheng],
An Ensemble Machine Learning Approach for Sea Ice Monitoring Using CFOSAT/SCAT Data,
RS(16), No. 17, 2024, pp. 3148.
DOI Link 2409
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Shen, X., Liu, X., Yao, Y., Feng, T.,
Comparison of Multi-images Deep Learning Super Resolution for Passive Microwave Images of Arctic Sea Ice,
ISPRS21(B3-2021: 497-502).
DOI Link 2201
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Chen, Y., Zhao, X., Qu, M., Cheng, Z., Pang, X., Ji, Q.,
Inter-comparisons Among Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration Products From Fy-3d Mwri and Amsr2,
ISPRS20(B3:861-867).
DOI Link 2012
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Cho, K., Sato, Y., Naoki, K.,
Thin Ice Area Extraction In The Sea Of Okhotsk From Gcom-w1/amsr2 Data,
ISPRS16(B8: 463-468).
DOI Link 1610
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