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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-307-2016
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Model description paper
| 
26 Jan 2016
Model description paper |
| 26 Jan 2016
PRACTISE – Photo Rectification And ClassificaTIon SoftwarE (V.2.1)
Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic
Engineering (IWHW), University of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
M. Bernhardt
Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic
Engineering (IWHW), University of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
K. Schulz
Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic
Engineering (IWHW), University of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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Short summary
This paper describes a new method to produce spatially and temporally calibrated NDSI-based satellite snow cover maps utilizing simultaneously captured terrestrial photographs as in situ information. First results confirm a high quality of the produced satellite snow cover maps and emphasize the need for calibration of the NDSI threshold value to ensure a high accuracy and reproduciblity. The software "PRACTISE V.2.1" was developed to automatically process the photographs and satellite images.
This paper describes a new method to produce spatially and temporally calibrated NDSI-based...
