Airborne SnowSAR data at X- and Ku- bands over boreal forest, alpine and tundra snow cover ...

• Main Authors: Lemmetyinen, Juha, Cohen, Juval, Kontu, Anna, Vehviläinen, Juho, Hannula, Henna-Reetta, Leppänen, Leena, Merkouriadi, Ioanna, Scheiblauer, Stefan, Rott, Helmut, Nagler, Thomas, Ripper, Elisabeth, Elder, Kelly, Marshall, Hans-Peter, Fromm, Reinhard, Adams, Marc S, Derksen, Chris, King, Joshua, Toose, Peter, Siliis, Arvids, Rutter, Nick, Meta, Adriano, Coccia, Alex
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2021
• Subjects: airborne; Alpes; Boreal; SAR; snow; Snow cover; Tundra; Canada; Sodankylä; Trail Valley Creek; Valley Creek; glacier*; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.933255; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.933255

The European Space Agency (ESA) SnowSAR instrument is a side looking, dual polarized (VV/VH), X/Ku band SAR, operable from a small aircraft. Between 2010 and 2013, the instrument was deployed at several sites in Northern Finland, Austrian Alps, and northern Canada. The purpose of the airborne campai...