Identifying Changing Snow Cover Characteristics in Central Asia between 1986 and 2014 from Remote Sensing Data

Identifying Changing Snow Cover Characteristics in Central Asia between 1986 and 2014 from Remote Sensing Data

Central Asia consists of the five former Soviet States Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, therefore comprising an area of ~4 Mio km2. The continental climate is characterized by hot and dry summer months and cold winter seasons with most precipitation occurring as snow...

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Main Authors: Andreas J. Dietz, Christopher Conrad, Claudia Kuenzer, Gerhard Gesell, Stefan Dech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Central Asia
snow
snow cover
MODIS
AVHRR
snow cover duration
climate change
Pamir
Tian Shan
Amu Darya
Syr Darya
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/12/12752

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