Spatial interpolation of snow water equivalency using surface observations and remotely sensed images of snow-covered area

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1285-1295

  Harshburger, Brian J ^a   Humes, Karen S ^a   Walden, Von P ^a   Blandford, Troy R ^a   Moore, Brandon C ^a   Dezzani, Raymond J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Multivariate regression; Snow water equivalency; Snow covered area; Spatial distribution; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CROSS VALIDATION; GROUND DATA; HIGH POTENTIAL; MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; MOUNTAINOUS BASINS; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; REMOTELY SENSED IMAGES; RIVER BASINS; ROOT MEAN SQUARED ERRORS; SNOW COVERED AREA; SNOW WATER; SNOWLINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION; SPATIAL INTERPOLATION METHOD; SURFACE OBSERVATION; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERPOLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW; SUN;

WATER RESOURCES;

FORECASTING METHOD; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWLINE; SNOWPACK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER RESOURCE;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953668054     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7590     Document Type: Article

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