The Estimate of Sea Ice Thickness Based on the Relative Albedo of NOAA/AVHRR

Abstract:

The estimate of sea ice thickness is the academic base of sea ice research in Bohai Sea. According to the ice-water spectrum differences and the correlation between ice thickness and albedo, this paper comes up with a sea ice thickness inversion model based on the relative albedo of NOAA/AVHRR data. The results are better in the coastal area and the average error of this method is about 21%. Then a preliminary analysis has been made on the errors of the estimate of sea ice thickness.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 356-360)
• Pages: 2816-2819
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.356-360.2816
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Shuai Yuan, Wei Gu, Wei Bin Chen
• Keywords: Error Analysis, Relative Albedo, Sea Ice Thickness

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