Abstract

In this work we present a methodology for the mapping of Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) temporal variations based on the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Interferometry technique and Sentinel-1 data. The shift in the interferometric phase caused by the refraction of the microwave signal penetrating the snow layer is isolated and exploited to generate maps of temporal variation of SWE from coherent SAR interferograms. The main advantage of the proposed methodology with respect to those based on the inversion of microwave SAR backscattering models is its simplicity and the reduced number of required in-situ SWE measurements. The maps, updated up to every 6 days, can attain a spatial resolution up to 20 m with sub-centimetre ASWE measurement accuracy in any weather and sun illumination condition. We present results obtained using the proposed methodology over a study area in Finland. These results are compared with in-situ measurements of ASWE, showing a reasonable match with a mean accuracy of about 6 mm.

Autore Pugliese

• Nico Giovanni

Tutti gli autori

• Conde V.; Nico G.; Mateus P.; Catalao J.; Kontu A.; Gritsevich M.

Titolo volume/Rivista

Vodohospodársky casopis

Anno di pubblicazione

2019

ISSN

0042-790X

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