Remote Sensing of Snow and Its Applications
Title | Remote Sensing of Snow and Its Applications PDF eBook |
Author | Ali Nadir Arslan |
Publisher | MDPI |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2021-03-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3036500707 |
The reprint book of the “Remote Sensing of Snow and Its Applications” Special Issue provides recent studies on all aspects of remote sensing of snow, from retrieving the data to the application. These studies mainly address the following: (a) New opportunities (Copernicus Sentinels) and emerging remote sensing methods, (b) use of snow data in modeling, and (c) characterization of snowpack.
Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice
Title | Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice PDF eBook |
Author | W. Gareth Rees |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2005-08-12 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781420023749 |
Many advances in spaceborne instrumentation, remote sensing, and data analysis have occurred in recent years, but until now there has been no book that reflects these advances while delivering a uniform treatment of the remote sensing of frozen regions. Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice identifies unifying themes and ideas in these fields and presents them in a single volume. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the remote sensing of the Earth’s cryosphere. Explaining why cryospheric observations are important and why remote sensing observations are essential, it offers thorough surveys of the physical properties of ice and snow, and of current and emerging remote sensing techniques. Presenting a technical review of how the properties of snow and ice relate to remote sensing observations, the book focuses on principles by which useful geophysical information becomes encoded into the electromagnetic radiation detected during the remote sensing process. The author then discusses in detail the application of remote sensing methods to snow, freshwater ice, glaciers, and icebergs. The book concludes with a summary that examines what remote sensing has revealed about the cryosphere, where major technical problems still exist, and how these problems can be addressed.
Remote Sensing of Ice and Snow
Title | Remote Sensing of Ice and Snow PDF eBook |
Author | Dorothy Hall |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9400948425 |
Remote sensing using aircraft and satellites has helped to open up to intensified scientific scrutiny the cold and remote regions in which snow and ice are prevalent. In this book, the utility of remote sensing for identifying, mapping and analyzing surface and subsurface properties of worldwide ice and snow features is described. Emphasis is placed on the use of remote sensing for developing an improved understanding of the physical properties of ice and snow and understanding the interrelationships of cryospheric processes with atmospheric, hydrospheric and oceanic processes. Current and potential applications of remotely sensed data are also stressed. At present, all-weather, day and night observations of the polar regions can be obtained from sensors operating in different portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Because the approaches for analysis of remotely sensed data are not straightforward, Chapter 1 serves to introduce the reader to some of the optical, thermal and electrical properties of ice and snow as they pertain to remote sensing. In Chapter 2 we briefly describe many of the sensors and platforms that are referred to in the rest of the book. The remaining chapters deal with remote sensing of the seasonal snow cover, lake and river ice, permafrost, glacier ice and sea ice.
Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice
Title | Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Rango |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Ice |
ISBN |
Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing
Title | Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing PDF eBook |
Author | Maged Marghany |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2016-06-08 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9535124439 |
Nowadays, the innovation in space technologies creates a new trend for the Earth observation and monitoring from space. This book contains high quality and compressive work on both microwave and optical remote sensing applications. This book is divided into five sections: (i) remote sensing for biomass estimation, (ii) remote sensing-based glacier studies, (iii) remote sensing for coastal and ocean applications, (iv) sewage leaks and environment disasters, and (v) remote sensing image processing. Each chapter offers an opportunity to expand the knowledge about various remote sensing techniques and persuade researchers to deliver new research novelty for environment studies.
Remote Sensing of Snow and Its Application to Hydrometeorological Studies in Western Canada
Title | Remote Sensing of Snow and Its Application to Hydrometeorological Studies in Western Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Jinjun Tong |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
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Snow plays a vital role in the energy and water budgets of drainage basins of western Canada. Various remote sensors such as Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) and Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) have been launched to map the snow cover extent (SCE), snow cover fraction (SCF), and snow water equivalent (SWE) across the globe. However, the distribution and variability of snow inferred from remote sensing products have not been comprehensively investigated in western Canada owing to its complex topography and harsh environment. So far, little research has been conducted on SCE-streamflow and SCE-SWE-runoff models focusing on Canadian watersheds where snow cover is very important for human well being. Although microwave remote sensing of snow is widely developed and applied in Canada, the retrieval of SWE in western Canada is not as well established owing to the complex topography in this area. Therefore, the Quesnel River Basin (QRB) of British Columbia is selected as a primary test site to develop and test SCE-streamflow and SCE-SWE-runoff models. Then the Mackenzie River Basin (MRB) is chosen as a secondary test site to apply the Environment Canada (EC) SWE retrieval algorithms to upscale the hydrometeorological research. In this thesis, a new approach referred to as the spatial filter (SF) method is developed to decrease the cloud coverage in the MODIS snow products. At the same time, the new snow products are evaluated based on in-situ observations of snow depth in the QRB. Then the relationships between SCF from MODIS, topography, and hydrometeorology of the QRB are explored. In addition, various retrieval algorithms of SWE from microwave remote sensing are tested in the QRB. At last, the Environment Canada algorithms of SWE from SSM/I are adopted to produce new SCF products evaluated with the MODIS snow products. The relationships between SWE and SCF from SSM/I and hydrometeorology are also investigated in the MRB ...The stud.
Remote Sensing in Snow Hydrology
Title | Remote Sensing in Snow Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Klaus Seidel |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2004-04-07 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9783540408802 |
The authors of this monograph initially provide an assessment of the role of snow and ice in the global water balance, and methods of snow measurements are detailed. Periodical satellite snow-cover mapping enabling the regional distribution of snow and water equivalent is evaluated, enhancing runoff forecasts.