Snow height determination by polarimetric phase differences in X-band SAR data

S Leinss, G Parrella, I Hajnsek - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The copolar phase difference (CPD) between VV and HH polarization of X-band SAR
acquisitions shows a significant dependence on the depth of fresh snow. Phase differences …

Continuous monitoring of snowpack dynamics in alpine terrain by aboveground neutron sensing

P Schattan, G Baroni, SE Oswald… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The characteristics of an aboveground cosmic‐ray neutron sensor (CRNS) are evaluated for
monitoring a mountain snowpack in the Austrian Alps from March 2014 to June 2016 …

Mapping snow density through thermal inertia observations

R Colombo, G Pennati, G Pozzi, R Garzonio… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow, as a fundamental reservoir of freshwater, is a crucial natural resource. Specifically,
knowledge of snow density spatial and temporal variability could improve modelling of snow …

Forward and inverse radar modeling of terrestrial snow using SnowSAR data

J Zhu, S Tan, J King, C Derksen… - … on Geoscience and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we develop a radar snow water equivalent (SWE) retrieval algorithm based on
a parameterized forward model of bicontinuous dense media radiative transfer (Bic-DMRT) …

Estimating snow water equivalent with backscattering at X and Ku band based on absorption loss

Y Cui, C Xiong, J Lemmetyinen, J Shi, L Jiang, B Peng… - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Snow water equivalent (SWE) is a key parameter in the Earth's energy budget and water
cycle. It has been demonstrated that SWE can be retrieved using active microwave remote …

Snow water equivalent retrieval using active and passive microwave observations

J Zhu, S Tan, L Tsang, DH Kang… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper implements a newly developed combined active and passive algorithm for the
retrieval of snow water equivalent (SWE) by using three‐channel active and two‐channel …

Exploiting the ANN potential in estimating snow depth and snow water equivalent from the airborne SnowSAR data at X-and Ku-bands

E Santi, M Brogioni, M Leduc-Leballeur… - … on Geoscience and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Within the framework of European Space Agency (ESA) activities, several campaigns were
carried out in the last decade with the purpose of exploiting the capabilities of multifrequency …

On the use of COSMO-SkyMed X-band SAR for estimating snow water equivalent in alpine areas: A retrieval approach based on machine learning and snow models

E Santi, L De Gregorio, S Pettinato… - … on Geoscience and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study aims at estimating the dry snow water equivalent (SWE) by using X-band
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) satellite constellation …

The complementary value of cosmic-ray neutron sensing and snow covered area products for snow hydrological modelling

P Schattan, G Schwaizer, J Schöber… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A combined snow modelling approach integrating remote sensing data, in-situ data, and an
improved hydrological model is presented. Complementary information sources are …

The intercomparison of X-band SAR images from COSMO-SkyMed and TerraSAR-X satellites: Case studies

S Pettinato, E Santi, S Paloscia, P Pampaloni… - Remote Sensing, 2013 - mdpi.com
The analysis of experimental data collected by X-band SAR of COSMO-SkyMed (CSK®) and
TerraSAR-X (TSX) images on the same surface types has shown significant differences in …