The above L-band and P-band airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys

Authors

• Charles E. Miller, California Institute of Technology
• Peter C. Griffith, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Elizabeth Hoy, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Naiara S. Pinto, California Institute of Technology
• Yunling Lou, California Institute of Technology
• Scott Hensley, California Institute of Technology
• Bruce D. Chapman, California Institute of Technology
• Jennifer Baltzer, Wilfrid Laurier University
• Kazem Bakian-Dogaheh, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
• W. Robert Bolton, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
• Richard H. Chen, California Institute of Technology
• Byung Hun Choe, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation
• Leah K. Clayton, Yale University
• Thomas A. Douglas, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
• Nancy H. French, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
• Jean E. Holloway, University of Ottawa
• Gang Hong, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation
• Lingcao Huang, University of Colorado Boulder
• Go Iwahana, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Liza K. Jenkins, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
• John S. Kimball, University of Montana
• Tatiana Loboda, University of Maryland, College Park
• Michelle Mack, Northern Arizona University
• Philip Marsh, Cold Regions Research Centre
• Roger J. Michaelides, Colorado School of Mines
• Mahta Moghaddam, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
• Andrew Parsekian, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• Kevin Schaefer, University of Colorado Boulder
• Paul R. Siqueira, College of Engineering
• Debjani Singh, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-4-2024

Department

Michigan Tech Research Institute

Abstract

Permafrost-affected ecosystems of the Arctic-boreal zone in northwestern North America are undergoing profound transformation due to rapid climate change. NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) is investigating characteristics that make these ecosystems vulnerable or resilient to this change. ABoVE employs airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as a powerful tool to characterize tundra, taiga, peatlands, and fens. Here, we present an annotated guide to the L-band and P-band airborne SAR data acquired during the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022 ABoVE airborne campaigns. We summarize the g 1/480 SAR flight lines and how they fit into the ABoVE experimental design (Miller et al., 2023; https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2150). The Supplement provides hyperlinks to extensive maps, tables, and every flight plan as well as individual flight lines. We illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of airborne SAR data with examples of preliminary results from ABoVE studies including boreal forest canopy structure from TomoSAR data over Delta Junction, AK, and the Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites (BERMS) area in northern Saskatchewan and active layer thickness and soil moisture data product validation. This paper is presented as a guide to enable interested readers to fully explore the ABoVE L- and P-band airborne SAR data (https://uavsar.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/data.pl).

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© Author(s) 2024. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-2605-2024

Publication Title

Earth System Science Data

Recommended Citation

Miller, C., Griffith, P., Hoy, E., Pinto, N., Lou, Y., Hensley, S., Chapman, B., Baltzer, J., Bakian-Dogaheh, K., Bolton, W., Bourgeau-Chavez, L., Chen, R., Choe, B., Clayton, L., Douglas, T., French, N. H., Holloway, J., Hong, G., Huang, L., Iwahana, G., Jenkins, L. K., Kimball, J., Loboda, T., Mack, M., Marsh, P., Michaelides, R., Moghaddam, M., Parsekian, A., Schaefer, K., Siqueira, P., & Singh, D. (2024). The above L-band and P-band airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys. Earth System Science Data, 16(6), 2605-2624. http://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-2605-2024
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