Cryorad: A low frequency wideband radiometer mission for the study of the cryosphere

Publication date

2018-10-31

Authors

Macelloni, G.
Brogioni, M.
Leduc-Leballeur, M.
Montomoli, F.
Bartsch, A.
Mialon, A.
Ritz, C.
Closa Soteras, J.
Stammer, D.
Picard, G.

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Part of book
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taverne

Abstract

Earth's cold regions are key elements of the planet’s climate system: they have strong feedbacks with global change and they have a direct impact on human activities. Despite their importance, at present they are not adequately monitored by state-of-the-art instruments. In order to fill this gap, a dedicated spaceborne mission called Cryorad has been proposed in the framework of the ESA Earth Explorer 10 call. The mission would comprise a 0.4-2 GHz nadir-looking radiometer installed on a polar-orbit satellite. Scientific and technical studies are underway, as well as experimental campaigns in Greenland and Antarctica.

Keywords

Cryosphere, Low-frequency, New missions, Radiometry, Taverne, Computer Science Applications, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, SDG 13 - Climate Action

Citation

Macelloni, G, Brogioni, M, Leduc-Leballeur, M, Montomoli, F, Bartsch, A, Mialon, A, Ritz, C, Closa Soteras, J, Stammer, D, Picard, G, De Carolis, G, Boutin, J, Johnson, J T, Nicholls, K W, Jezek, K C, Rautiainen, K, Kaleschke, L, Bertino, L, Tsang, L, Van Den Broeke, M, Skou, N & Tietsche, S 2018, Cryorad : A low frequency wideband radiometer mission for the study of the cryosphere. in IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium., 8519172, IEEE, pp. 1998-2000, 38th Annual IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2018, Valencia, Spain, 22/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8519172, conference