Articles | Volume 10, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-511-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-511-2016
Research article
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04 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2016

Using a fixed-wing UAS to map snow depth distribution: an evaluation at peak accumulation

Carlo De Michele, Francesco Avanzi, Daniele Passoni, Riccardo Barzaghi, Livio Pinto, Paolo Dosso, Antonio Ghezzi, Roberto Gianatti, and Giacomo Della Vedova

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We investigate snow depth distribution at peak accumulation over a small Alpine area using...
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