Geophysical controls on C band polarimetric backscatter from melt pond covered Arctic first-year sea ice: Assessment using high-resolution scatterometry

Geophysical controls on C band polarimetric backscatter from the discrete surface cover types which comprise advanced melt first‐year sea ice (FYI): snow covered ice, bare ice, and melt pond; are assessed using polarimetric radar scatterometry from test sites representing high Arctic and marginal ic...

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description Geophysical controls on C band polarimetric backscatter from the discrete surface cover types which comprise advanced melt first‐year sea ice (FYI): snow covered ice, bare ice, and melt pond; are assessed using polarimetric radar scatterometry from test sites representing high Arctic and marginal ice zones in the Canadian Arctic. Surface characterization data is used to evaluate the interaction of polarized radiation with each feature, and dominant scattering mechanisms are assessed in a regional context. High‐resolution time series (diurnal) scatterometry and coincident atmospheric boundary layer profile data are used to explain linkages between ice‐atmosphere interactions and polarimetric backscatter in a marginal ice zone. The co‐polarization ratio for FYI melt ponds is shown to be distinct from snow covered ice or bare ice during early and peak phases of advanced melt, making it a candidate parameter for the unambiguous detection of pond formation and the inversion of melt pond fraction. The ratio displays an increasing trend with radar incidence angle in a manner consistent with Bragg surface scattering theory, though it is not predictable by a Bragg model. Cross‐polarization backscatter intensity shows potential for discriminating the onset and duration of freeze events in a marginal ice zone, due to dominant backscatter from the snow cover adjacent to melt ponds. Preliminary results here outline the potential of covariance matrix derived polarimetric measurements for the inversion of advanced melt sea ice geophysical parameters, and provide a basis for the investigation of distributed targets in late season spaceborne polarimetric SAR scenes. Key Points C band polarimetric scattering from melt pond covered sea ice is evaluated The co‐polarization ratio is distinct for melt ponds Cross‐polarization backscatter discriminates melt‐freeze events
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