Item: Operational Monitoring of Alpine Snow Cover within the European Copernicus Programme
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Title: Operational Monitoring of Alpine Snow Cover within the European Copernicus Programme
Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, Innsbruck, Austria
Authors:
- Thomas Nagler [ ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA ]
- Helmut Rott [ ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA ]
- Gabriele Schwaizer [ ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA ]
- Joanna Ossowska [ ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA ]
- Johanna Nemec [ ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA ]
- Ursula Fasching [ ENVEO Environmental Earth Observation IT GmbH, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA ]
Date: 2018-10-07
Abstract: The Copernicus Programme of the European Union is an operational Earth observation programme providing global, timely and easily accessible data and services for managing and protecting the environment and natural resources and for ensuring civil security. The dedicated space component of Copernicus comprises the Sentinel satellite constellation series, developed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). Cryosphere monitoring is among the main application fields of Copernicus. We developed, implemented and evaluated methods and processing lines for operational monitoring the area extent and melting state of snow based on data of the Sentinel-1, Sentinel -2 and Sentinel-3 satellite missions, each of which consists of a constellation of two identical satellites. We report on key features of the ensemble of snow products derived from medium and high resolution data of optical and radar sensors and show examples of the products over the Alpine area.
Language of Article: English
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Keywords: Snow extent, snow melt area, earth observation, Copernicus, Sentinel.
Page Number(s): 348-352
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