Assessment of the Daily Cloud-Free MODIS Snow-Cover Product for Monitoring the Snow-Cover Phenology over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Snow cover plays a crucial role in surface hydrology and energy balance, especially in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). This study used 12 years (2000–2011) of ground-observed snow depth at 87 meteorological stations to assess and verify the accuracy of the daily cloud-free snow-cover product from...

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Main Authors: Wenfang Xu, Hanqing Ma, Donghai Wu, Wenping Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/6/585