Effect of snow microstructure variability on Ku-band radar snow water equivalent retrievals

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: N. Rutter, M. J. Sandells, C. Derksen, J. King, P. Toose, L. Wake, T. Watts, R. Essery, A. Roy, A. Royer, P. Marsh, C. Larsen, M. Sturm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: geo; envir; Canada; Trail Valley Creek; Valley Creek; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3045-2019; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/3045/2019/tc-13-3045-2019.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/382dc27a16764cf9bfc1330c80c1a708

Spatial variability in snowpack properties negatively impacts our capacity to make direct measurements of snow water equivalent (SWE) using satellites. A comprehensive data set of snow microstructure (94 profiles at 36 sites) and snow layer thickness (9000 vertical profiles across nine trenches) col...