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Analysis of snowpack properties and structure from TerraSAR-X data, based on multilayer backscattering and snow evolution modeling approaches

@article{Phan2012AnalysisOS,
  title={Analysis of snowpack properties and structure from TerraSAR-X data, based on multilayer backscattering and snow evolution modeling approaches},
  author={Xuan-Vu Phan and Laurent Ferro-Famil and Michel Gay and Yves Durand and Marie Dumont and Sophie Allain and Guy D'Urso},
  journal={arXiv: Computational Physics},
  year={2012}
}
Recently launched high precision Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites such as TerraSAR-X, COSMO-SkyMed, etc. present a high potential for better observation and characterization of the cryosphere. This study introduces a new approach using high frequency (X-band) SAR data and an Electromagnetic Backscattering Model (EBM) to constrain the detailed snowpack model Crocus. A snowpack EBM based on radiative transfer theory, previously used for C-band applications, is adapted for the X-band… 
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