Possibility of Estimating Seasonal Snow Depth Based Solely on Passive Microwave Remote Sensing on the Greenland Ice Sheet in Spring

• Published in: Remote Sensing Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 523
• Main Authors: Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Maeda, Takashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 25.05.2017
• Subjects: Algorithms; AMSR-E; AMSR2; Biomass; Brightness temperature; Detection; Estimation; Global climate; Grain growth; Grain size; Greenland Ice Sheet; Hydrology; Ice sheets; Lookup tables; Melting; passive microwave remote sensing; Physical properties; Precipitation; Q; Radiative transfer; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Researchers; Science; Sea level rise; seasonal snow depth; seasonal snow depth; Greenland Ice Sheet; passive microwave remote sensing; AMSR-E; AMSR2; Simulation; Snow; Snow depth; Snowpack; Spatial distribution; Spring; Spring (season); England; United Kingdom > UK; Arctic region; Japan; Greenland

Sea level rise related to the melting and thinning of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS), a subject of growing concern in recent years, will eventually affect the global climate. Although the melting of snow on the GrIS is actively monitored by passive microwave remote sensing, very few studies have est...