Global monitoring of snow water equivalent using high frequency radar remote sensing

L Tsang, M Durand, C Derksen, AP Barros… - The Cryosphere …, 2021‏ - tc.copernicus.org
Seasonal snow cover is the largest single component of the cryosphere in areal extent,
covering an average of 46 million square km of Earth's surface (31% of the land area) each …

Cryosphere–groundwater connectivity is a missing link in the mountain water cycle

M van Tiel, C Aubry-Wake, L Somers, C Andermann… - Nature Water, 2024‏ - nature.com
The mountain cryosphere and groundwater play pivotal roles in sha** the hydrological
cycle, yet their connectivity remains incompletely understood. Current knowledge on …

The S2M meteorological and snow cover reanalysis over the French mountainous areas, description and evaluation (1958–2020)

M Vernay, M Lafaysse, D Monteiro… - Earth System …, 2021‏ - essd.copernicus.org
This work introduces the S2M (SAFRAN–SURFEX/ISBA–Crocus–MEPRA) meteorological
and snow cover reanalysis in the French Alps, Pyrenees and Corsica, spanning the time …

Automated avalanche hazard indication map** on a statewide scale

Y Bühler, P Bebi, M Christen… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2022‏ - nhess.copernicus.org
Snow avalanche hazard map** has a long tradition in the European Alps. Hazard maps
delineate areas of potential avalanche danger and are only available for selected areas …

Uncertainty of ICESat-2 ATL06-and ATL08-derived snow depths for glacierized and vegetated mountain regions

EM Enderlin, CM Elkin, M Gendreau… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Seasonal snow melt dominates the hydrologic budget across a large portion of the globe.
Snow accumulation and melt vary over a broad range of spatial scales, preventing accurate …

Automated digital elevation model (DEM) generation from very-high-resolution Planet SkySat triplet stereo and video imagery

S Bhushan, D Shean, O Alexandrov… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Planet SkySat-C SmallSat constellation can acquire very high resolution (0.7 m
to 0.9 m) triplet stereo and video imagery with short revisit times, providing an exciting …

Uncertainty analysis of digital elevation models by spatial inference from stable terrain

R Hugonnet, F Brun, E Berthier… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The monitoring of Earth's and planetary surface elevations at larger and finer scales is
rapidly progressing through the increasing availability and resolution of digital elevation …

The Pléiades Glacier Observatory: high-resolution digital elevation models and ortho-imagery to monitor glacier change

E Berthier, J Lebreton, D Fontannaz, S Hosford… - The …, 2024‏ - tc.copernicus.org
Spaceborne digital elevation models (DEMs) of glaciers are essential to describe their
health and their contribution to river runoff and sea level rise. Publicly available DEMs …

The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes and impacts of a multihazard cascade

A Sattar, KL Cook, SK Rai, E Berthier, S Allen, S Rinzin… - Science, 2025‏ - science.org
On 3 October 2023, a multihazard cascade in the Sikkim Himalaya, India, was triggered by
14.7 million m3 of frozen lateral moraine collapsing into South Lhonak Lake, generating an …

Remote sensing of the mountain cryosphere: Current capabilities and future opportunities for research

LS Taylor, DJ Quincey, MW Smith… - Progress in …, 2021‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Remote sensing technologies are integral to monitoring the mountain cryosphere in a
warming world. Satellite missions and field-based platforms have transformed …