Polar maps of C-band backscatter parameters from the Advanced Scatterometer

Cartwright, Jessica; Fraser, Alexander D.; Porter-Smith, Richard

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-479-2022

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-479-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-479-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Data description paper

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04 Feb 2022

Data description paper |

| 04 Feb 2022

Polar maps of C-band backscatter parameters from the Advanced Scatterometer

Jessica Cartwright, Alexander D. Fraser, and Richard Porter-Smith

Data sets

Advanced Scatterometer-derived Arctic and Antarctic backscatter anisotropy parameter maps A. D. Fraser and J. Cartwright https://doi.org/10.26179/91c9-4783

ASCAT GDS Level 1 Sigma0 resampled at 12.5 km Swath Grid - MetOp EUMETSAT https://vnavigator.eumetsat.int/product/EO:EUM:DAT:METOP:ASCSZR1B

Short summary

Due to the scale and remote nature of the polar regions, it is essential to use satellite remote sensing to monitor and understand them and their dynamics. Here we present data from the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT), processed in a manner proven for use in cryosphere studies. The data have been processed on three timescales (5 d, 2 d and 1 d) in order to optimise temporal resolution as each of the three MetOp satellites is launched.