DocumentCode
297621
Title
Recent progress in development of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer snow cover algorithm and product
Author
Riggs, G. ; Hall, Dorothy K. ; Salomonson, Vincent V.
Author_Institution
Res. & Data Syst. Corp., Greenbelt, MD, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1996
fDate
27-31 May 1996
Firstpage
139
Abstract
In preparation for the launch of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the first NASA Earth Observing System platform in 1998, an algorithm to generate a global snow cover map is being developed. The status of the snow mapping algorithm is given. The data product is described
Keywords
geophysical signal processing; hydrological techniques; infrared imaging; remote sensing; snow; 0.4 to 15 mum; EOS; Earth Observing System; IR imaging; MODIS; Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; SNOMAP; global map; hydrology; land surface snow cover; measurement technique; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing; snopack; snow cover algorithm; snowcover; visible region; Earth Observing System; Geoscience; Image resolution; Instruments; MODIS; Monitoring; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Snow; Spatial resolution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3068-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516270
Filename
516270
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