MODIS Terra Collection 6 fractional snow cover validation in mountainous terrain during spring snowmelt using Landsat TM and ETM+

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 128-138

  Crawford, Christopher J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Landsat ETM+; Landsat TM; MODIS Terra; mountains; snow cover; validation

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COPYRIGHTS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; RADIOMETERS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

LANDSAT ETM; LANDSAT TM; MODIS TERRA; MOUNTAINS; SNOW COVERS; VALIDATION;

SNOW;

EID: 84892750705     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10134     Document Type: Article

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