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Summary

The ScanSnow project is developing a sustainable satellite-based snow cover monitoring service provide by KSAT in Tromsø for governmental agencies in Norway and Sweden. The main snow product provides a map of the current fractional snow cover area (FSC), which is a percentage of snow cover per pixel. The product is based on a multi-sensor time series algorithm fusing optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. The service is one of the services provided through the Polar View project of the European Space Agency (ESA). NR’s role in the project is to provide the optical FSC retrieval algorithm, contribute to the multi-sensor time-series algorithm, provide parts of the product processing chain and contribute with improvements to all these as the project obtains further experience from service provision to the users.

Project goals

• Provide quality snow products in agreement with well-defined parameters
• Evaluate and improve the snow products in partnership with the users
• Establish the long-term service by:
  • Securing sustainable long-term funding for the production of snow products
  • Establish agreements between the partners to ensure a fully operational service

For more information contact: Rune Solberg

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