Sentinel-1 snow depth retrieval at sub-kilometer resolution over the European Alps

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: H. Lievens, I. Brangers, H.-P. Marshall, T. Jonas, M. Olefs, G. De Lannoy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; The Sentinel; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-159-2022; https://doaj.org/article/4497bd48775e4f0680d62b6bcdd5c1b8

Seasonal snow is an essential water resource in many mountain regions. However, the spatio-temporal variability in mountain snow depth or snow water equivalent (SWE) at regional to global scales is not well understood due to the lack of high-resolution satellite observations and robust retrieval alg...