Effect of snow microstructure variability on Ku-band radar snow water equivalent retrievals

<p>Spatial variability in snowpack properties negatively impacts our capacity to make direct measurements of snow water equivalent (SWE) using satellites. A comprehensive data set of snow microstructure (94 profiles at 36 sites) and snow layer thickness (9000 vertical profiles across nine tren...

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Main Authors: N. Rutter, M. J. Sandells, C. Derksen, J. King, P. Toose, L. Wake, T. Watts, R. Essery, A. Roy, A. Royer, P. Marsh, C. Larsen, M. Sturm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-11-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/3045/2019/tc-13-3045-2019.pdf