Investigation of the MODIS snow mapping algorithm during snowmelt in the northern boreal forest of Canada

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-267

  Poon, S K M ^a   Valeo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MAPPING; OPTICAL SENSORS; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; ALGORITHMS; GEODETIC SATELLITES; SENSORS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; NASA; SATELLITES;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA); OPTICAL SATELLITE SENSORS; SNOW-COVERED AREA (SCA); BOREAL FORESTS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); SNOW MAPPING ALGORITHM; MAPPING ALGORITHMS; SNOW MAPPING ALGORITHMS; SNOWMELTS;

ALGORITHMS; SNOW;

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; MAPPING; SENSORS; SNOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; FORESTS;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); SNOW MAPPING ALGORITHMS; SNOW-COVERED AREA (SCA);

EID: 33749458161     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m06-022     Document Type: Article

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