Sea-Ice Concentration Measurement Instruments

Measurement Definition: The ocean area fraction of a cell covered by sea ice.
InstrumentStatus/
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Instrument DescriptionMeasurement TechnologyTimeline
SGR-ReSI-CDHSOperationalOcean winds, waves, soil moisture, flooding, ice, snow. Similar to SGR-ReSI-Z, but with a smaller Zynq, and only supports 2 RF channels, only allowing collection of single frequency and single polarisation.n/a
Imaging Microwave RadiometerBeing developedA conical scanning total power radiometer operating in 5 bands (L/C/X/K/Ka) to provide high-spatial resolution microwave imaging radiometry measurements and derived products with continuous global coverage and sub-daily revisit in the polar regions and adjacent seas.n/a
MWIBeing developedMeasure cloud liquid water content, solid/liquid precipitation information, total column water vapour and temperature profiles, sea ice parameters, sea surface temperature, sea surface wind speed.n/a
SGR-ReSI-ZBeing developedOcean winds, waves, soil moisture, flooding, ice, snown/a