A cost-effectiveness comparison of existing and Landsat-aided snow water content estimation systemsThis study describes how Landsat imagery can be cost-effectively employed to augment an operational hydrologic model. Attention is directed toward the estimation of snow water content, a major predictor variable in the volumetric runoff forecasting model presently used by the California Department of Water Resources. A stratified double sampling scheme is supplemented with qualitative and quantitative analyses of existing operations to develop a comparison between the existing and satellite-aided approaches to snow water content estimation. Results show a decided advantage for the Landsat-aided approach.
Document ID
19760052154
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Sharp, J. M. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Thomas, R. W. (California, University Berkeley, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment