A snow cover climatology for the Pyrenees from MODIS snow products

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2337-2351

  Gascoin, S ^a   Hagolle, O ^a   Huc, M ^a   Jarlan, L ^a   Dejoux, J F ^a   Szczypta, C ^a   Marti, R ^a,b   Sanchez R ^c  

^a CNES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FORESTRY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; IRRIGATION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

DETECTION THRESHOLD; HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MODIS SNOW PRODUCTS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SNOW COVER DURATIONS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT;

SNOW;

ALGORITHM; AQUA (SATELLITE); LANDSAT; MODIS; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWPACK; TERRA (SATELLITE);

HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW;

ANDORRA; FRANCE; PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 84930221810     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-2337-2015     Document Type: Article

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