openalex2026-07-23
Observing Seawater Flooding on Arctic First-Year Ice during Pre-Melt Using C- and L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Constanza S. Salvó, Randall K. Scharien, David Iqqaqsaq, Robert Briggs, Trevor Bell, Saeid Homayouni
Abstract. Seawater flooding from negative freeboard onto sea ice leads to the formation of a saline slush layer at the bottom of the snowpack, affecting snowpack geophysical properties, ice mass balance, remote sensing retrievals, and on-ice travel safety. Synthetic Aperture Rada…