Snow measurement by GPS interferometric reflectometry: An evaluation at Niwot Ridge, Colorado

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2951-2961

  Gutmann, Ethan D ^a   Larson, Kristine M ^b   Williams, Mark W ^c   Nievinski, Felipe G ^b   Zavorotny, Valery ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; GPS IR; Measurement technique; Niwot Ridge; Remote sensing; Snow

Indexed keywords

AREAL AVERAGES; GPS ANTENNA; GPS-IR; HYDROLOGIC CYCLES; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; NIWOT RIDGE; REFLECTOMETRY; RMS ERRORS; SCANNING LASER SYSTEM; SCANNING LASERS; SNOW DEPTHS; STORAGE COMPONENT;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INFRARED IMAGING; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL RADAR; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

GEODETIC SATELLITES;

AIRBORNE SENSING; GEODESY; GPS; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETRY; LIDAR; REFLECTOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SNOWPACK;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NIWOT RIDGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865337531     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8329     Document Type: Article

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