Sentinel-1 time series for mapping snow cover depletion and timing of snowmelt in Arctic periglacial environments: case study from Zackenberg and Kobbefjord, Greenland

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Buchelt, K. Skov, K. K. Rasmussen, T. Ullmann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Greenland; Kobbefjord; The Cryosphere; Zackenberg
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-625-2022; https://doaj.org/article/61b33baab1094e4d9da970bd57c3da09

Snow cover (SC) and timing of snowmelt are key regulators of a wide range of Arctic ecosystem functions. Both are strongly influenced by the amplified Arctic warming and essential variables to understand environmental changes and their dynamics. This study evaluates the potential of Sentinel-1 (S-1) s...