Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-347-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-347-2016
Research article
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08 Aug 2016
Research article |  | 08 Aug 2016

Spatial and temporal variation of bulk snow properties in northern boreal and tundra environments based on extensive field measurements

Henna-Reetta Hannula, Juha Lemmetyinen, Anna Kontu, Chris Derksen, and Jouni Pulliainen

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The paper described an extensive in situ data set of bulk snow depth, snow water equivalent, and snow density collected as a support of SnowSAR-2 airborne campaign in northern Finland. The spatial and temporal variability of these snow properties was analyzed in different land cover types. The success of the chosen measurement protocol to provide an accurate reference for the simultaneous SAR data products was analyzed in the context of spatial scale, sample size, and uncertainty.