Bayesian physical–statistical retrieval of snow water equivalent and snow depth from X- and Ku-band synthetic aperture radar – demonstration using airborne SnowSAr in SnowEx'17
Abstract ≤ 1.2 dB and local SnowSAR incidence angles between 30 and 45∘ for X- and Ku-band VV-pol backscatter measurements and were achieved for 75 % to 87 % of all grassland pixels with SWE up to 0.7 m and snow depth up to 2 m. SWE retrievals compare well with snow pit observations, showing strong skill in deep snow with average absolute SWE residuals of 5 %–7 % (15 %–18 %) for the two-layer (one-layer) retrieval algorithm. Furthermore, the spatial distributions of snow depth retrievals vis-à-vis lidar estimates have Bhattacharya coefficients above 94 % (90 %) for homogeneous grassland pixels at 30 m (90 m resolution), and values up to 76 % in mixed forest and grassland areas, indicating that the retrievals closely capture snowpack spatial variability. Because NWP forecasts are available everywhere, the proposed approach could be applied to SWE and snow depth retrievals from a dedicated global snow mission.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
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Bayesian physical–statistical retrieval of snow water equivalent and snow depth from X- and Ku-band synthetic aperture radar – demonstration using airborne SnowSAr in SnowEx'17 ; volume:18 ; number:2 ; year:2024 ; pages:747-773 ; extent:27
The Cryosphere ; 18, Heft 2 (2024), 747-773 (gesamt 27)
- Urheber
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Singh, Siddharth
Durand, Michael
Kim, Edward
Barros, Ana P.
- DOI
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10.5194/tc-18-747-2024
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024022203172623038623
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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11.02.2026, 02:29 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Singh, Siddharth
- Durand, Michael
- Kim, Edward
- Barros, Ana P.
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