Title :
Early results from the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) global snow and ice cover products
Author :
Hall, Dorothy K. ; Riggs, George A. ; Salomonson, Vincent V. ; Scharfen, Greg R.
Author_Institution :
Hydrological Sci. Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
MODIS data are shown to represent a potential improvement on, or enhancement to, existing maps. Field and aircraft data, obtained on March 6, 2000, will help to validate the MODIS snow-cover maps. Qualitative comparison with operational snow maps has provided promising results. Snow and sea ice products will be archived and distributed by the National Snow and Ice Data Center beginning in the summer of 2000
Keywords :
hydrological techniques; ice; remote sensing; snow; IR; MODIS; Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; global product; hydrology; ice cover; infrared; land surface ice; measurement technique; multispectral remote sensing; satellite remote sensing; snow cover; snow-cover map; snowcover; visible; Clouds; Ice surface; Land surface; MODIS; Ocean temperature; Sea ice; Sea surface; Snow; Spatial resolution; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857338
