DocumentCode
2248569
Title
Challenges in determining snow water equivalent over Canada using microwave radiometry
Author
Walker, Anne E. ; Goodison, Barry E.
Author_Institution
Climate Res. Branch, Meteorol. Service of Canada, Downsville, Ont., Canada
Volume
4
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1551
Abstract
The paper describes Canadian accomplishments in deriving snow water equivalent (SWE) using satellite passive microwave data for varying climatic and landscape conditions in western and eastern Canada and the Canadian Arctic. It summarizes related algorithm development and validation and identifies challenges in producing reliable SWE products for climatological and hydrological use, monitoring the state of the cryosphere, and enhancing our understanding of cryospheric processes and variability
Keywords
hydrological techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; snow; Canada; Canadian Arctic; algorithm; hydrology; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; remote sensing; satellite passive microwave method; snow cover; snow water equivalent; snowcover; snowpack; validation; Arctic; Feedback; Government; Ice; Land surface; Meteorology; Microwave radiometry; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Snow;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6359-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857269
Filename
857269
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