Mapping snow depth in alpine terrain with unmanned aerial systems (UASs): potential and limitations

Detailed information on the spatiotemporal snow depth distribution is a crucial input for numerous applications in hydrology, climatology, ecology and avalanche research. Today, snow depth distribution is usually estimated by combining point measurements from weather stations or observers in the fie...

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Main Authors: Y. Bühler, M. S. Adams, R. Bösch, A. Stoffel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-05-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/1075/2016/tc-10-1075-2016.pdf