Snowpack Remote Sensing using Wideband Long-Wavelength Microwave Radiometry

This paper presents a study of snowpack thermal emissions at long wavelengths and over a wide frequency band. Brightness temperature measurements of a snow layer are reported and used to estimate the travel time through the layer. The Ultra-Wideband Software-Defined Radiometer (UWBRAD) and the Wideband Autocorrelation Radiometer (WiBAR) were deployed at the Keweenaw Research Center (KRC) from February to April 2020 to demonstrate these techniques. Results on snowpack brightness temperature and thickness measurements are presented and discussed.