The snow meteorology and phenology classification (SnowMAP): global snow cover observations enhance snow’s representation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSnow is a vital water resource that regulates climate, supports ecosystems, and influences economies and transportation systems, making it essential to understand its physical properties and the seasonal timing of its presence (phenology).
Jeremy Johnston +3 more
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Assessing Snow Phenology and Its Environmental Driving Factors in Northeast China [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2022 Snow cover is an important water source and even an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) as defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Siyong Chen, Hui Guo, Xiaoyan Wang
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Snow Cover Phenology in Xinjiang Based on a Novel Method and MOD10A1 Data
Remote Sensing, 2023 Using Earth observation to accurately extract snow phenology changes is of great significance for deepening the understanding of the ecological environment and hydrological process, agricultural and animal husbandry production, and high-quality ...
Junli Li, Qingxue Wang, Li Junli
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Impact of Snow Cover Phenology on the Vegetation Green-Up Date on the Tibetan Plateau
Remote Sensing, 2022 Variations in snow cover resulting from global warming inevitably affect alpine vegetation growth on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), but our knowledge of such influences is still limited.
Bailang Yu, Jianping Wu
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Interplay between snow phenology and vegetation phenology in Alaska under climate change
Advances in Climate Change ResearchSnow cover is one of the most important factors controlling Arctic ecosystems' microclimate and plant growth conditions in Arctic ecosystems. Climate change has impacted the timing and spatial variability of both snow cover, and worldwide vegetation ...
Tao Che, Shiwei Liu
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Assessment of the Daily Cloud-Free MODIS Snow-Cover Product for Monitoring the Snow-Cover Phenology over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2017 Snow cover plays a crucial role in surface hydrology and energy balance, especially in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). This study used 12 years (2000–2011) of ground-observed snow depth at 87 meteorological stations to assess and verify the accuracy ...
Wenping Yuan, Wenfang Xu, Donghai Wu
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Remote Sensing, 2021 Snow cover phenology has exhibited dramatic changes in the past decades. However, the distribution and attribution of the hemispheric scale snow cover phenology anomalies remain unclear. Using satellite-retrieved snow cover products, ground observations,
Yingzhao Ma, Xiaona Chen, Huan Li
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Seasonal coat-colour moulting phenology of snowshoe hares in a Yukon boreal forest undergoing climate change [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceClimate change is slowly influencing boreal forest ecosystems, with rising temperatures and altered snow conditions driving phenological shifts in many plant and animal species.
Yadav P. Ghimirey +3 more
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How microclimate influences the spring phenological responses to decreased snow cover in four tree species seedlings in a boreal forest [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHeat accumulation and spring freeze, both strongly influenced by snow cover, are key factors regulating the onset of spring phenology. In forest ecosystems, decreased snow cover due to climate change may differently impact heat accumulation and the ...
Yihan Cai +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Snow plays an important role in meteorological, hydrological and ecological processes, and snow phenology variation is critical for improved understanding of climate feedback on snow cover.
Tingjun Zhang +2 more
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