Validation and application of a snow algorithm in the Eurasian continent

Author

Koike, Toshio ; Togashi, Eita ; Fujii, Hideyuki

Author_Institution

Dept. of Civil Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan

Volume

4

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1558

Abstract

The microwave region has sensitivity to the scattering effect of snow grains and leaves. Microwave remote sensing has potential for the measurement of snow water equivalent and water content of vegetation. The longer wavelength is one of the advantages of microwaves. It is long enough to reduce the scattering effect of cloud particles and to make microwave sensors useful in all-weather types. In this study, a new algorithm for snow depth and snow physical temperature by considering the effects of vegetation is developed based on the microwave radiative transfer theory. It is applied to the SSM/I and TMI data and validated by using the in-situ data in Russia and the Tibetan Plateau

Keywords

geophysical signal processing; hydrological techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; snow; Asia; Eurasia; Europe; Russia; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; algorithm; depth; hydrology; leaves; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; physical temperature; radiative transfer theory; remote sensing; scattering; snow cover; snow grains; snow water equivalent; snowcover; snowpack; thickness; validation; vegetation; water content; Clouds; Microwave measurements; Microwave sensors; Microwave theory and techniques; Particle scattering; Remote sensing; Snow; Temperature sensors; Vegetation; Wavelength measurement;

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.2000.857271

Filename

857271