Mapping snow properties for spatially distributed snow hydrological modeling in mountainous areas using passive microwave remote sensing data

Author

Wilson, Larry L. ; Tsang, Leung ; Hwang, Jenq-Neng

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

130

Abstract

A method to incorporate passive microwave remote sensing measurements in a spatially distributed snow hydrology model is investigated. The difference in scale is tackled using an electromagnetic scattering model and parameter estimation techniques. An important aspect is accounting for the lack of homogeneity within the area of the sensor footprint

Keywords

hydrological techniques; hydrology; microwave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; snow; SHF radiometry; electromagnetic scattering model; hydrology; measurement; mountain; mountainous area; parameter estimation technique; passive microwave remote sensing; scale; snow cover; snow hydrology model; snowcover; snowpack; spatially distributed snow hydrological modeling; Brightness temperature; Hydrologic measurements; Hydrology; Microwave measurements; Parameter estimation; Passive microwave remote sensing; Snow; Spatial resolution; Surfaces; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516267

Filename

516267