Evaluation of a cloud-gap-filled MODIS daily snow cover product over the Pacific Northwest USA

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 404, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 157-165

  Gao, Yang ^a   Lu, Ning ^b   Yao, Tandong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Cloud gap filled; MODIS; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALL-SKY; CLOUD-GAP-FILLED; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; NOVEL METHODS; OBSERVATION INTERVAL; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SNOW COVER; SNOW COVERS; SNOW-COVER PRODUCTS; SNOW-MELTING; SNOWPACK TELEMETRIES;

RADIOMETERS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

SNOW;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLOUD; MELTING; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PIXEL; RESOLUTION; SNOW COVER; TELEMETRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 79959210393     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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