Articles | Volume 18, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3177-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3177-2024
Research article
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05 Jul 2024
Research article |  | 05 Jul 2024

Tower-based C-band radar measurements of an alpine snowpack

Isis Brangers, Hans-Peter Marshall, Gabrielle De Lannoy, Devon Dunmire, Christian Mätzler, and Hans Lievens

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2927', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Dec 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Isis Brangers, 16 Mar 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2927', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Feb 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Isis Brangers, 16 Mar 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (19 Mar 2024) by Chris Derksen
AR by Isis Brangers on behalf of the Authors (30 Mar 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Apr 2024) by Chris Derksen
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (03 Apr 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (30 Apr 2024)
ED: Publish as is (30 Apr 2024) by Chris Derksen
AR by Isis Brangers on behalf of the Authors (09 May 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
To better understand the interactions between C-band radar waves and snow, a tower-based experiment was set up in the Idaho Rocky Mountains. The reflections were collected in the time domain to measure the backscatter profile from the various snowpack and ground surface layers. The results demonstrate that C-band radar is sensitive to seasonal patterns in snow accumulation but that changes in microstructure, stratigraphy and snow wetness may complicate satellite-based snow depth retrievals.