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2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
9 - 14 August 2026 • Washington, D.C.
TH1.R2: Microwave Remote Sensing of Snow I
Thursday, 13 August, 08:30 - 09:45
Location: Northwest
Session Type: Oral
Session Chair: Paul Siqueira, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Track: Community Contributed Themes
Thu, 13 Aug, 08:30 - 08:45

TH1.R2.1: CHARACTERIZATION AND INITIAL CALIBRATION OF SNOWWI: A THREE-FREQUENCY INTERFEROMETRIC SAR
Takuya Seaver, Paul Siqueira, Marc Closa Tarres, Max Adam, Joseph Maloyan, Anthony Migridichian, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Thu, 13 Aug, 08:45 - 09:00

TH1.R2.2: SNOW REMOTE SENSING AT C-, X-, AND KU-BANDS USING ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING OF VOLUME AND ROUGH-SURFACE SCATTERING INCLUDING CROSS POLARIZATION AND POLARIZATION RATIOS
Firoz Borah, Leung Tsang, University of Michigan; Paul Siqueira, Marc Closa Tarres, University of Massachusetts; Edward Kim, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Thu, 13 Aug, 09:00 - 09:15

TH1.R2.3: ADVANCES ON A DUAL KU- AND C-BAND AIRBORNE SAR: THIRD DEPLOYMENT AND CURRENT STATUS
Marc Closa Tarres, Paul Siqueira, James M. Adam, Joseph Maloyan, Takuya Seaver, Anthony Migridichian, Russell Tessier, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Thu, 13 Aug, 09:15 - 09:30

TH1.R2.4: CHALLENGES FOR AUTOMATED PHASE REFERENCING OF INSAR SWE RETRIEVALS
Zachary Hoppinen, Alaska Satellite Facility; Simon Zwieback, Julia White, Geophysical Institute
Thu, 13 Aug, 09:30 - 09:45

TH1.R2.5: TEMPORAL DECORRELATION IN L-BAND SAR OVER SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
Julia Lober, Hans-Peter Marshall, Boise State University; Zachary Hoppinen, Alaska Satellite Facility