How Does Ground Clutter Affect CloudSat Snowfall Retrievals Over Ice Sheets?

Cyril Palerme; Chantal Claud; Norman B. Wood; Tristan L'Ecuyer; Christophe Genthon

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2018.2875007

doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2018.2875007

How Does Ground Clutter Affect CloudSat Snowfall Retrievals Over Ice Sheets?

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IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters4.80

Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 342 - 346

Published: Mar 1, 2019

Abstract

CloudSat has provided the first spaceborne snowfall observations in polar regions. Nevertheless, CloudSat retrievals may be affected by ground clutter even if the snowfall rate at the surface is estimated from the reflectivity measured at about 1200 m above land/ice surface. In this study, the impact of ground clutter contamination on CloudSat snowfall retrievals over the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets is investigated. Our results suggest...