Snow-cover variability in central Asia between 2000 and 2011 derived from improved MODIS daily snow-cover products

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3879-3902

  Dietz, Andreas Juergen ^a   Kuenzer, Claudia ^a   Conrad, Christopher ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; TIME SERIES;

CENTRAL ASIA; CLOUD COVERAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; HYDROLOGICAL YEARS; NATURAL DISASTERS; SNOW-COVER PRODUCTS;

SNOW;

CATCHMENT; MODIS; PARAMETERIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SNOW COVER; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL ASIA;

EID: 84874581908     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.767480     Document Type: Article

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