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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3045-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3045-2019
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Research article
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19 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 19 Nov 2019
| 19 Nov 2019
Effect of snow microstructure variability on Ku-band radar snow water equivalent retrievals
Nick Rutter
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Melody J. Sandells
CORES Science and Engineering Limited, Burnopfield, UK
Chris Derksen
Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, Canada
Joshua King
Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, Canada
Peter Toose
Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Toronto, Canada
Leanne Wake
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Tom Watts
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Richard Essery
School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Alexandre Roy
Département des Sciences de l'Environment, Université du
Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Alain Royer
Département de Géomatique Appliquée, Université de
Sherbrooke, Canada
Philip Marsh
Department of Geography, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Chris Larsen
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA
Matthew Sturm
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA
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Short summary
Impact of natural variability in Arctic tundra snow microstructural characteristics on the capacity to estimate snow water equivalent (SWE) from Ku-band radar was assessed. Median values of metrics quantifying snow microstructure adequately characterise differences between snowpack layers. Optimal estimates of SWE required microstructural values slightly less than the measured median but tolerated natural variability for accurate estimation of SWE in shallow snowpacks.
Impact of natural variability in Arctic tundra snow microstructural characteristics on the...
