Abstract:<p>Seasonal snow is one of the terrestrial essential climate variables specified by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). With a coverage of about 45 to 50 Mio. km&#178; of the global land area during the main winter season in the past decades, seasonal snow is the largest component of the cryosphere having a major impact on different processes of the Earth&#8217;s system.</p><p>Different medium resolution optical satellite data have been exploite… Show more
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