Use of ERTS Data for Mapping Snow Cover in the Western United States
The author has identified the following significant results. Results of the analysis of the initial sample of ERTS-1 data indicate that the MSS-5 spectral band is the most useful for detecting and mapping mountain snow cover. At the ERTS-1 resolution, snow cover can be readily detected in the MSS-5...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19730008572 2023-05-15T15:03:05+02:00 Use of ERTS Data for Mapping Snow Cover in the Western United States Barnes, J. C. Bowley, C. J. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Feb 1, 1973 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730008572 unknown Document ID: 19730008572 Accession ID: 73N17299 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730008572 No Copyright CASI GEOPHYSICS E73-10087 NASA-CR-130336 P-407-3 1973 ftnasantrs 2019-08-31T23:07:59Z The author has identified the following significant results. Results of the analysis of the initial sample of ERTS-1 data indicate that the MSS-5 spectral band is the most useful for detecting and mapping mountain snow cover. At the ERTS-1 resolution, snow cover can be readily detected in the MSS-5 band and can be distinguished from clouds. Snow line elevations have been mapped for five mountain areas. In one case for the Salt-Verde watershed in Arizona good agreement is observed between the location of the snow line as mapped from the ERTS-1 data and as depicted on an aerial snow survey chart compiled a week earlier. Examination of data from the Arctic has revealed that multispectral data can provide information on glacial conditions that cannot be ascertained from observations in a single spectral band. Other/Unknown Material Arctic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic |
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The author has identified the following significant results. Results of the analysis of the initial sample of ERTS-1 data indicate that the MSS-5 spectral band is the most useful for detecting and mapping mountain snow cover. At the ERTS-1 resolution, snow cover can be readily detected in the MSS-5 band and can be distinguished from clouds. Snow line elevations have been mapped for five mountain areas. In one case for the Salt-Verde watershed in Arizona good agreement is observed between the location of the snow line as mapped from the ERTS-1 data and as depicted on an aerial snow survey chart compiled a week earlier. Examination of data from the Arctic has revealed that multispectral data can provide information on glacial conditions that cannot be ascertained from observations in a single spectral band. |
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Use of ERTS Data for Mapping Snow Cover in the Western United States |
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Use of ERTS Data for Mapping Snow Cover in the Western United States |
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