Articles | Volume 19, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-3477-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-3477-2025
Research article
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04 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 04 Sep 2025

Analyzing vegetation effects on snow depth variability in Alaska's boreal forests with airborne lidar

Lora D. May, Svetlana L. Stuefer, Scott D. Goddard, and Christopher F. Larsen

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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-2024-4042', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Feb 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-4042', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Feb 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Apr 2025) by Francesco Avanzi
AR by Lora D. May on behalf of the Authors (11 Apr 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (12 Apr 2025) by Francesco Avanzi
AR by Lora D. May on behalf of the Authors (06 May 2025)
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Short summary
We contribute to limited boreal forest snow remote sensing research by analyzing field snow depth and airborne lidar data. Two new lidar snow depth and canopy height products are evaluated for application at a boreal forest site in Alaska. Our results show that airborne lidar can effectively estimate snow depths in the boreal forest, should be validated and assessed for errors using ground-based measurements, and can assist water and resource managers in estimating snow depth in boreal forests.
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