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CREST-Snow Field Experiment: analysis of snowpack properties using multi-frequency microwave remote sensing data
T. Y. Lakhankar
NOAA- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
J. Muñoz
NOAA- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
P. Romanov
NOAA- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
A. M. Powell
NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), 5200 Auth Road, WWB, Camp Springs, MD 20746, USA
N. Y. Krakauer
NOAA- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
W. B. Rossow
NOAA- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
R. M. Khanbilvardi
NOAA- Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), The City College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
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Michael Schirmer and John W. Pomeroy
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Todd A. N. Redpath, Pascal Sirguey, and Nicolas J. Cullen
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Andri Gunnarsson, Sigurður M. Garðarsson, and Óli G. B. Sveinsson
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Alejandra Stehr and Mauricio Aguayo
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 5111–5126, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5111-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5111-2017, 2017
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David R. Rounce, Daene C. McKinney, Jonathan M. Lala, Alton C. Byers, and C. Scott Watson
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Glacial lake outburst floods pose a significant threat to downstream communities and infrastructure as they rapidly unleash stored lake water. Nepal is home to many potentially dangerous glacial lakes, yet a holistic understanding of the hazards faced by these lakes is lacking. This study develops a framework using remotely sensed data to investigate the hazards and risks associated with each glacial lake and discusses how this assessment may help inform future management actions.
S. Gascoin, O. Hagolle, M. Huc, L. Jarlan, J.-F. Dejoux, C. Szczypta, R. Marti, and R. Sánchez
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 2337–2351, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2337-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2337-2015, 2015
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There is a good agreement between the MODIS snow products and observations from automatic stations and Landsat snow maps in the Pyrenees. The optimal thresholds for which a MODIS pixel is marked as snow-covered are 40mm in water equivalent and 150mm in snow depth.
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P. Da Ronco and C. De Michele
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4579–4600, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4579-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4579-2014, 2014
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The negative impacts of cloud obstruction in snow mapping from MODIS and a new reliable cloud removal procedure for the Italian Alps.
P. D. Micheletty, A. M. Kinoshita, and T. S. Hogue
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4601–4615, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4601-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4601-2014, 2014
P. B. Kirchner, R. C. Bales, N. P. Molotch, J. Flanagan, and Q. Guo
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4261–4275, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4261-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4261-2014, 2014
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S. Hasson, V. Lucarini, M. R. Khan, M. Petitta, T. Bolch, and G. Gioli
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 4077–4100, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4077-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4077-2014, 2014
S. Surer, J. Parajka, and Z. Akyurek
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 763–774, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-763-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-763-2014, 2014
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 1809–1823, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-1809-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-1809-2013, 2013
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 901–910, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-14-901-2010, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-14-901-2010, 2010
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