Spatial-temporal patterns of snow cover in western Canada

Spatial-temporal Patterns of Snow Cover in Western Canada

Snow cover is often measured as snow water equivalent (SWE), which refers to the amount of water stored in a snow-pack that would be available upon melting. Snow cover and SWE represent the source of local snow melt release, and are sensitive to regional and global atmospheric circulation, and changes in climate. Monitoring SWE using satellite-based passive microwave radiometry has provided nea...

Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Snow Cover in the Tizinafu Watershed of the Western Kunlun Mountains

The Tizinafu watershed has a complex mountainous terrain in the western Kunlun Mountains; little study has been done on the spatial and temporal characteristics of snow cover in the region. Daily snow cover data of 10 hydrological years (October 2002 to September 2012) in the watershed were generated by combining MODIS Terra (MOD10A1) and Aqua (MYD10A1) snow cover products and employing a nine-...

Spatio-temporal analysis of snow cover in Iran based on topographic characteristics

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Land Cover Change

The goal of this work is to monitor urban growth and the drivers of urban expansion in Chengdu, China. Between 1978 and 2002, the municipal population increased from 8 to 10.2 million and GDP grew seven-fold, changes which have had profound impacts on land cover. To address these issues, this research involves two tasks. First, we monitor land cover change using a supervised, multi-date decisio...

Wildfire Patterns in Western Boreal Canada

The idea of using natural patterns as guides for policy and practices continues to gain favour in forestland management. Towards this, research activities in the boreal have been focusing on the patterns and processes of wildfires over the last 15-20 years. This project is the fourth phase of a long-term research study looking at natural wildfire patterns across the forested areas of Alberta an...