Title :
Recent progress in development of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer snow cover algorithm and product
Author :
Riggs, G. ; Hall, Dorothy K. ; Salomonson, Vincent V.
Author_Institution :
Res. & Data Syst. Corp., Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
In preparation for the launch of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the first NASA Earth Observing System platform in 1998, an algorithm to generate a global snow cover map is being developed. The status of the snow mapping algorithm is given. The data product is described
Keywords :
geophysical signal processing; hydrological techniques; infrared imaging; remote sensing; snow; 0.4 to 15 mum; EOS; Earth Observing System; IR imaging; MODIS; Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; SNOMAP; global map; hydrology; land surface snow cover; measurement technique; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing; snopack; snow cover algorithm; snowcover; visible region; Earth Observing System; Geoscience; Image resolution; Instruments; MODIS; Monitoring; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Snow; Spatial resolution;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516270
