Snow water equivalent retrieval and analysis over Altay using 12&thinsp;d repeat-pass Sentinel-1 interferometry

Zhou, Jingtian; Lei, Yang; Pan, Jinmei; Liang, Cunren; Yunjun, Zhang; Li, Weiliang; Xiong, Chuan; Shi, Jiancheng; Ma, Wei

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-5361-2025

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Articles | Volume 19, issue 11

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04 Nov 2025

Research article |

| 04 Nov 2025

Snow water equivalent retrieval and analysis over Altay using 12 d repeat-pass Sentinel-1 interferometry

Jingtian Zhou, Yang Lei, Jinmei Pan, Cunren Liang, Zhang Yunjun, Weiliang Li, Chuan Xiong, Jiancheng Shi, and Wei Ma

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