Comparison and evaluation of seven commonly used Antarctic passive microwave sea ice concentration products

Guo Hao; Ji Qing; Pang Xiaoping; Shi Lijian; Yan Zhongnan; Luo Chongxin

doi:10.12284/hyxb2023083

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Guo Hao，Ji Qing，Pang Xiaoping, et al. Comparison and evaluation of seven commonly used Antarctic passive microwave sea ice concentration products[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2023, 45(6)：141–159 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023083

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Comparison and evaluation of seven commonly used Antarctic passive microwave sea ice concentration products

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2023083

Guo Hao^1
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Ji Qing^{1, 2},
Pang Xiaoping^{1, 2
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Shi Lijian³,
Yan Zhongnan¹,
Luo Chongxin¹

1.
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
2.
Key Laboratory of Polar Surveying and Mapping, Ministry of Nature Resources of the People's Republic of China, Wuhan 430079, China
3.
National Satellite Ocean Application Service, Ministry of Nature Resources of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100081, China

Received Date: 2022-09-27
Rev Recd Date: 2023-01-13

Available Online: 2023-09-05

Publish Date: 2023-06-30

Abstract

Abstract

Focused on the differences and accuracy of passive microwave sea ice concentration products (PM-SIC) released by domestic and foreign institutions, the sea ice concentration retrieved by MODIS and Sentinel-1 is analyzed. The products of University of Bremen (UB-AMSR2/ASI), National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC-SSMIS/NT, NSIDC-SSMIS/CDR, NSIDC-AMSR2/NT2), European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (OSI-SAF/BR-BST), National Satellite Ocean Application Service (NSOAS-SMR/NT) and the National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC-MWRI/NT2) were conducted. The results show that: (1) The sea ice concentration of NSIDC-SSMIS/NT and NSIDC-SSMIS/CDR has a high consistency (mean deviation of − 0.08%, correlation coefficient of 0.99), and the difference between NSOAS-SMR/NT and NSIDC-AMSR2/NT2 is the largest (mean deviation of −14.41%, correlation coefficient of 0.99); (2) The variation trends of the seven PM-SIC are consistent, and the deviations of NSOAS-SMR/NT and NSMC-MWRI/NT2 show obvious seasonal differences with other PM-SIC; (3) The absolute deviation between NSOAS-SMR/NT, NSMC-MWRI/NT2 and other PM-SIC sectors is large in the Indian Ocean sector, Bellingshausen Sea and Amundsen Sea sector, and the difference is the smallest in the Ross Sea sector. The area with large deviation is mainly distributed in the sea ice margin area and near the land sea, and the difference is small in the high sea ice concentration area; (4) Seven PM-SIC are validated by the MODIS and Sentinel-1 retrieved sea ice concentration, and the consistency between NSMC-MWRI/NT2 and validation data is the highest. sea ice concentration of NSOAS-SMR/NT, UB-AMSR2/ASI and OSI-SAF/BR-BST was low, while the sea ice concentration of NSMC-MWRI/NT2, NSIDC-AMSR2/NT2, NSIDC-SSMIS/CDR and NSIDC-SSMIS/NT is high. The comparison and evaluation of different sea ice intensity products can provide the basis and reference for the development of remote sensing inversion algorithm, the development and application of high-quality sea ice intensity products, and the better monitoring of Antarctic sea ice changes.
- sea ice concentration,
- passive microwave,
- remote sensing products,
- MODIS,
- Antarctic

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