Accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow products

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1534-1547

  Hall, Dorothy K ^a   Riggs, George A ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqua; MODIS; Snow covered area; Snow products; Terra

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CLIMATE-MODELLING GRID; MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; SNOW PRODUCTS;

SNOW;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; MODIS; SNOW COVER;

EID: 34250374111     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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