Estimating snow-cover trends from space

Extensive evidence reveals that Earth’s snow cover is declining, but our ability to monitor trends in mountain regions is limited. New satellite missions with robust snow water equivalent retrievals are needed to fill this gap.

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Published inNature climate change Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 924 - 928
Main Authors Bormann, Kat J., Brown, Ross D., Derksen, Chris, Painter, Thomas H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2018
Nature Publishing Group
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704/106/125
704/106/242
706/2805
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Comment
Earth
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Missions
Mountain regions
Satellites
Snow
Snow cover
Snow-water equivalent
Trends
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Summary:Extensive evidence reveals that Earth’s snow cover is declining, but our ability to monitor trends in mountain regions is limited. New satellite missions with robust snow water equivalent retrievals are needed to fill this gap.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-018-0318-3