Measurements and modelling of seasonal snow characteristics for interpreting passive microwave observations

• Main Author: Leppänen, Leena
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Snow; Remote sensing; Microwave radiation; Microstructure; Sodankylä; Northern Finland; taiga
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/308381

Information on snow water equivalent (SWE) of seasonal snow is used for various purposes, including longterm climate monitoring and river discharge forecasting. Global monitoring of SWE is made feasible through remote sensing. Currently, passive microwave observations are utilized for SWE retrievals...