Title
Validation of snow covered area based on snow product derived from MODIS and AMSR-E in the Heilongjiang Basin
Abstract
Seasonal snow cover is a key factor highly affecting hydrological processes and climate in Heilongjiang Basin. Optical and microwave (both passive and active) remote sensing have its own advantages and disadvantage for monitoring snow covered areas. In this study, we present the preliminary validation results of snow covered area (SCA) from Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSR-E) on board Aqua satellite and MODIS on board Terra satellite over the HLB region. The data consist of snow cover and snow water equivalent product for the winters from 2002 to 2007. Additional data include daily maximum and minimum air temperatures, snow cover and snow depth values, and land-cover information were acquired for the validation purpose. Our validation result indicated that AMSR-E snow product tend to underestimate SCA during the snow accumulative period from October to November of the previous year, and melting period start from March to April of next year. However, it showed an inverse trend during the coldest months from December of the previous year to January and February of the next year. Our result also indicated that cloud cover a significant factor affecting snow covered area distribution in our study region.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5650212
IGARSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
air temperatures,snow,amsr-e,remote sensing,hydrological processes,optical remote sensing,hydrology,modis,cloud cover,terra satellite,seasonal snow cover,land cover information,heilongjiang basin,microwave remote sensing,hydrological techniques,snow depth values,snow covered area,climate,microwave measurement,advanced microwave scanning radiometer-eos,snow product,snow water equivalent,aqua satellite,air temperature,satellites,seasonality,data consistency,accuracy
Meteorology,Satellite,Microwave remote sensing,Computer science,Remote sensing,Snow cover,Structural basin,Cloud cover,Snow
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2153-6996 E-ISBN : 978-1-4244-9564-1
978-1-4244-9564-1
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
1
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jinfan Xie100.34
Kaishan Song26617.79
Xiaochun Lei301.69
Zongming Wang47219.71
Jia Du5124.51
Guixin Zhong600.34