The Microwave Alpine Snow Melting Experiment (MASMEx 2002): a contribution to the ENVISNOW project

Author

Pampaloni, P. ; Macelloni, G. ; Paloscia, S. ; Tedesco, M. ; Ranzi, R. ; Tomirotti, M. ; Cagnati, A. ; Crepaz, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nat. Res. Council, Florence, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

21-25 July 2003

Firstpage

848

Abstract

A study of the melting cycle of snow was carried out by combining microwave radiometric measurements with conventional micrometeorological data and snow modelling. The experiment took place in the eastern Italian Alps. The high sensitivity of microwave emission at 19 and 37 GHz to the melting refreezing-cycles of snow was confirmed. Moreover, micro-meteorological data provided additional insight on the processes. Simulations obtained with electromagnetic and hydrological models were consistent with experimental data.

Keywords

hydrological techniques; melting; meteorology; radiometry; remote sensing; snow; 19 GHz; 37 GHz; ENVISNOW project; MASMEx 2002; Microwave Alpine Snow Melting Experiment x; eastern Italian Alps; electromagnetic models; hydrological models; melting refreezing-cycles; micrometeorological data; microwave radiometric measurements; sensitivity; snow melting cycle; snow modelling; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic measurements; Frequency; Hydrologic measurements; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Probes; Snow; Soil; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7929-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293940

Filename

1293940