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Utilizing multiple datasets for snow cover mapping
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Foster, James L. Tait, Andrew B. Hall, Dorothy K. Armstrong, Richard L. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | Snow-cover maps generated from surface data are based on direct measurements, however they are prone to interpolation errors where climate stations are sparsely distributed. Snow cover is clearly discernable using satellite-attained optical data because of the high albedo of snow, yet the surface is often obscured by cloud cover. Passive microwave (PM) data is unaffected by clouds, however, the snow-cover signature is significantly affected by melting snow and the microwaves may be transparent to thin snow (less than 3cm). Both optical and microwave sensors have problems discerning snow beneath forest canopies. This paper describes a method that combines ground and satellite data to produce a Multiple-Dataset Snow-Cover Product (MDSCP). Comparisons with current snow-cover products show that the MDSCP draws together the advantages of each of its component products while minimizing their potential errors. Improved estimates of the snow-covered area are derived through the addition of two snow-cover classes ("thin or patchy" and "high elevation" snow cover) and from the analysis of the climate station data within each class. The compatibility of this method for use with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, which will be available in 2000, is also discussed. With the assimilation of these data, the resolution of the MDSCP would be improved both spatially and temporally and the analysis would become completely automated. |
| File Size | 1567533 |
| Page Count | 40 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19990092374 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t87h6j07m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1999-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Assimilation Imaging Spectrometers Data Acquisition Satellite Instruments Imaging Techniques Remote Sensing Cloud Cover Spectroradiometers Microwave Imagery Thematic Mapping Data Integration Snow Cover Optical Measuring Instruments Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
