Evaluation of snow cover and snow depth on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau derived from passive microwave remote sensing

• Published in: The cryosphere Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1933 - 1948
• Main Authors: Dai, Liyun, Che, Tao, Ding, Yongjian, Hao, Xiaohua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 23.08.2017; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Brightness; Brightness temperature; Climate change; Climate system; Data; Data assimilation; Data processing; Depth; Detection; Elevation; Environmental aspects; Errors; Evaluation; Field tests; Glacial lakes; Glaciers; Global climate; Grain size; Hydrology; Influence; Lakes; Methods; MODIS; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Resolution; Rivers; Snow; Snow accumulation; Snow cover; Snow depth; Spatial discrimination; Spatial resolution; Spatial variations; Temperature; Temperature effects; Topography; Topography (geology); Uncertainty; Water resources; Weather stations; Winter; Tibetan Plateau; China

Snow cover on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) plays a significant role in the global climate system and is an important water resource for rivers in the high-elevation region of Asia. At present, passive microwave (PMW) remote sensing data are the only efficient way to monitor temporal and spatial...