Frozen State Backscatter Intensity from Sentinel-1, 2015-2016, West Siberia (RU)

Widhalm, Barbara; Bartsch, Annett; Goler, Robert

Frozen state backscatter intensity was derived from Sentinel-1 acquisitions from December 2015 and 2016. By excluding the effects of liquid water content (acquisitions under frozen conditions), backscatter only depends on surface roughness and vegetation structure. C-HH winter backscatter could be shown to correspond to wetness levels. Smooth surfaces represent wetter areas than rough surfaces (with respect to wavelength, ~5.6 cm). In addition, C-band SAR information (frozen condition) can be directly translated into soil organic carbon content of the upper 0-100 cm for areas without woody vegetation.

For the retrieval of wetness levels the following backscatter ranges are suggested (based on CAVM wetness characterization, Widhalm et al. 2015, 2018):

  • -18 dB to -15.5 dB: wet
  • -15.5 dB to -14.2 dB: medium wetness
  • larger than -14.2 dB: dry or trees/higher shrubs
  • smaller than -18 dB: other (includes sandy surfaces)

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Field Value
Identifier 10.1594/PANGAEA.897046
Project(s) ESA GlobPermafrost
Institute ZAMG Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
Source https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.897046
Publication Date 2019
Version 1.0
Product Frozen State Backscatter Intensity
Sensor Sentinel-1
Files
  1. Normalized HH backscatter
Variables [Units]
  1. Backscatter intensity (Sigma0 at 30°) [dB: 0 to -30]
Region Western Siberia
Spatial Reference EPSG:32642 WGS 84 / UTM zone 42N
Spatial Resolution 30 m
Spatial Coverage Latitude 66.11 to 73.55, Longitude 58.67 to 83.03
Temporal Coverage December 2016
Temporal Resolution
Format Geotiff
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