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Estimating snow accumulation and ablation with L-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)
Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA
Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA
Ryan W. Webb
Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Hans-Peter Marshall
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
Anne W. Nolin
Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA
Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA
Franz J. Meyer
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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Short summary
Mountain snowmelt provides water for billions of people across the globe. Despite its importance, we cannot currently measure the amount of water in mountain snowpacks from satellites. In this research, we test the ability of an experimental snow remote sensing technique from an airplane in preparation for the same sensor being launched on a future NASA satellite. We found that the method worked better than expected for estimating important snowpack properties.
Mountain snowmelt provides water for billions of people across the globe. Despite its...
