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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3915-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3915-2023
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12 Sep 2023
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2023

Evaluating the utility of active microwave observations as a snow mission concept using observing system simulation experiments

Eunsang Cho, Carrie M. Vuyovich, Sujay V. Kumar, Melissa L. Wrzesien, and Rhae Sung Kim

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As a future snow mission concept, active microwave sensors have the potential to measure snow water equivalent (SWE) in deep snowpack and forested environments. We used a modeling and data assimilation approach (a so-called observing system simulation experiment) to quantify the usefulness of active microwave-based SWE retrievals over western Colorado. We found that active microwave sensors with a mature retrieval algorithm can improve SWE simulations by about 20 % in the mountainous domain.
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