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Research article
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27 Apr 2022
Research article |
| 27 Apr 2022
| 27 Apr 2022
Snow water equivalent change mapping from slope-correlated synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR) phase variations
School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
Bernhard Rabus
School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
Peter Morse
Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E8, Canada
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- A Discrete Interferometric Model for a Layer of a Random Medium: Effects on InSAR Coherence, Power, and Phase S. Seker et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15094802
- Toward Dry Snow Parameter Estimation by Simultaneous Multiple Squint Differential InSAR A. Benedikter et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2024.3486328
- Retrieval of snow depth using synthetic aperture radar: past, current, and future Z. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135103
- Impact of a Thin Inhomogeneous Snow Layer on a Microwave Corner Reflector RADAR Cross Section: Consequences for Spaceborne Remote Sensing J. Friedt https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2024.3423688
- Estimating snow accumulation and ablation with L-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) J. Tarricone et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1997-2023
- Evaluating snow depth measurements from ground-penetrating radar and airborne lidar in boreal forest and tundra environments during the NASA SnowEx 2023 campaign K. Holland-Goon et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2169-2026
- Interferometric SAR for monitoring the Arctic cryosphere: Progress, challenges, and perspectives J. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105698
- Snow water equivalent retrieval and analysis over Altay using 12 d repeat-pass Sentinel-1 interferometry J. Zhou et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025
- Assessment of L-band InSAR snow estimation techniques over a shallow, heterogeneous prairie snowpack R. Palomaki & E. Sproles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113744
- Assessing the Snow Water Equivalent Dynamics of the Brahmaputra River Basin S. Rani et al. https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2025/174080
- Snow water equivalent retrieval over Idaho – Part 1: Using Sentinel-1 repeat-pass interferometry S. Oveisgharan et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-559-2024
- Snow Water Equivalent Monitoring—A Review of Large-Scale Remote Sensing Applications S. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16061085
- Multi-Band Differential SAR Interferometry for Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval over Alpine Mountains F. Bovenga et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17142479
- Exploring D-Pol-InSAR Coherence Regions for Snow Water Equivalent Estimation K. Belinska et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2026.3672275
- Evaluating snow depth retrievals from Sentinel-1 volume scattering over NASA SnowEx sites Z. Hoppinen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5407-2024
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- Sensitivity of Sentinel-1 C-band SAR backscatter, polarimetry and interferometry to snow accumulation in the Alps J. Jans et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114477
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- A Discrete Interferometric Model for a Layer of a Random Medium: Effects on InSAR Coherence, Power, and Phase S. Seker et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15094802
- Toward Dry Snow Parameter Estimation by Simultaneous Multiple Squint Differential InSAR A. Benedikter et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2024.3486328
- Retrieval of snow depth using synthetic aperture radar: past, current, and future Z. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135103
- Impact of a Thin Inhomogeneous Snow Layer on a Microwave Corner Reflector RADAR Cross Section: Consequences for Spaceborne Remote Sensing J. Friedt https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2024.3423688
- Estimating snow accumulation and ablation with L-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) J. Tarricone et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1997-2023
- Evaluating snow depth measurements from ground-penetrating radar and airborne lidar in boreal forest and tundra environments during the NASA SnowEx 2023 campaign K. Holland-Goon et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-2169-2026
- Interferometric SAR for monitoring the Arctic cryosphere: Progress, challenges, and perspectives J. Zhao et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105698
- Snow water equivalent retrieval and analysis over Altay using 12 d repeat-pass Sentinel-1 interferometry J. Zhou et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025
- Assessment of L-band InSAR snow estimation techniques over a shallow, heterogeneous prairie snowpack R. Palomaki & E. Sproles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113744
- Assessing the Snow Water Equivalent Dynamics of the Brahmaputra River Basin S. Rani et al. https://doi.org/10.17491/jgsi/2025/174080
- Snow water equivalent retrieval over Idaho – Part 1: Using Sentinel-1 repeat-pass interferometry S. Oveisgharan et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-559-2024
- Snow Water Equivalent Monitoring—A Review of Large-Scale Remote Sensing Applications S. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16061085
- Multi-Band Differential SAR Interferometry for Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval over Alpine Mountains F. Bovenga et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17142479
- Exploring D-Pol-InSAR Coherence Regions for Snow Water Equivalent Estimation K. Belinska et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2026.3672275
- Evaluating snow depth retrievals from Sentinel-1 volume scattering over NASA SnowEx sites Z. Hoppinen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5407-2024
- Using LIDAR and SNOTEL data for evaluating the performance of snow water equivalent retrieval using Sentinel-1 repeat-pass interferometry S. Oveisgharan et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4537-2026
- Sensitivity of Sentinel-1 C-band SAR backscatter, polarimetry and interferometry to snow accumulation in the Alps J. Jans et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114477
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Short summary
We introduce a new method for mapping changes in the snow water equivalent (SWE) of dry snow based on differences between time-repeated synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. It correlates phase differences with variations in the topographic slope which allows the method to work without any "reference" targets within the imaged area and without having to numerically unwrap the spatial phase maps. This overcomes the key challenges faced in using SAR interferometry for SWE change mapping.
We introduce a new method for mapping changes in the snow water equivalent (SWE) of dry snow...
