Publication Date:
2019-08-14
Description:
SnowEx is a multi-year airborne snow campaign with the primary goal of addressing the question: How much water is stored in Earth's terrestrial snow-covered regions? Year 1(2016-17) focused on the distribution of snow-water equivalent (SWE) and the snow energy balance in a forested environment. The year 1 primary site was Grand Mesa and the secondary site was the Senator Beck Basin, both in western Colorado, USA. Nine sensors on five aircraft made observations using a broad range of sensing techniques - active and passive microwave, and active and passive optical/infrared - to determine the sensitivity and accuracy of these potential satellite remote sensing techniques, along with models, to measure snow under a range of forest conditions. SnowEx also included an extensive range of ground truth measurements - in-situ manual samples, snow pits, ground based remote sensing measurements, and sophisticated new techniques. A detailed description of the data collected will be given and some preliminary results will be presented.
Keywords:
Earth Resources and Remote Sensing; Meteorology and Climatology
Type:
GSFC-E-DAA-TN51538
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IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2017); Jul 23, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017; Fort Worth, TX; United States|(e-ISSN 2153-7003)
Format:
application/pdf
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