Abstract:<p>The inter and intra-annual dynamics of seasonal snow are of key interest in the tourism-based economies of many Alpine regions as well as for millions of people in the adjacent European lowlands when it comes to freshwater supply and electricity generation. However, accurate snow observations over long periods of time and at large spatial scales are especially challenging in inaccessible mountainous areas. This can be overcome by using data from Earth Observation satellites, which have been co… Show more
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