Articles | Volume 17, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4343-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4343-2023
Research article
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17 Oct 2023
Research article |  | 17 Oct 2023

Measuring the spatiotemporal variability in snow depth in subarctic environments using UASs – Part 1: Measurements, processing, and accuracy assessment

Anssi Rauhala, Leo-Juhani Meriö, Anton Kuzmin, Pasi Korpelainen, Pertti Ala-aho, Timo Kumpula, Bjørn Kløve, and Hannu Marttila

Data sets

Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) snow depth mapping at the Pallas Atmosphere-Ecosystem Supersite Anssi Rauhala, Leo-Juhani Meriö, Pasi Korpelainen and Anton Kuzmin https://doi.org/10.23729/43d37797-e8cf-4190-80f1-ff567ec62836

Short summary
Snow conditions in the Northern Hemisphere are rapidly changing, and information on snow depth is important for decision-making. We present snow depth measurements using different drones throughout the winter at a subarctic site. Generally, all drones produced good estimates of snow depth in open areas. However, differences were observed in the accuracies produced by the different drones, and a reduction in accuracy was observed when moving from an open mire area to forest-covered areas.