Multi-Sensor Analysis of Snow Seasonality and a Preliminary Assessment of SAR Backscatter Sensitivity to Arctic Vegetation: Limits and Capabilities

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Laura Stendardi, Stein Rune Karlsen, Eirik Malnes, Lennart Nilsen, Hans Tømmervik, Elisabeth J. Cooper, Claudia Notarnicola
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: remote sensing; Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2; time series analysis; snow melt; Svalbard; tundra; Science; Q; Adventdalen; Arctic; Svalbard Archipelago; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081866; https://doaj.org/article/2b884029a347498a8d49d977f4eb3cc7

Snow melt timing and the last day of snow cover have a significant impact on vegetation phenology in the Svalbard archipelago. The aim of this study is to assess the seasonal variations of the snow using a multi-sensor approach and to analyze the sensitivity of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) bac...