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  • Geophysics

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  • Snow is a vital freshwater source, influencing global water cycles and climate.
  • Traditional snow monitoring methods lack high spatial-temporal resolution and are costly.
  • Global Positioning System Interferometric Reflectometry (GPS-IR) offers a promising technique for measuring snow depth using signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel Tilted Surface Strategy (TSS) for GPS-IR snow depth estimation.
  • To assess the effectiveness of TSS on GPS sites located on sloped terrain.
  • To compare TSS performance against conventional GPS-IR and established snow monitoring systems.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the Tilted Surface Strategy (TSS) using SNR data from flat quadrants only.
  • Applied TSS to three geodetic GPS sites from the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), including two on slopes (p683, p101) and one flat (p025).
  • Compared GPS-IR TSS results with conventional GPS-IR (GPS-PBO), SNOTEL measurements, and SNODAS estimates.

Main Results:

  • GPS-IR TSS showed good agreement with GPS-PBO, SNOTEL, and SNODAS data.
  • Snow depth time series from GPS-IR TSS were closer to SNOTEL and SNODAS than conventional GPS-IR, especially on slopes.
  • Cumulative snowfall time series also demonstrated improved accuracy with the TSS method on sloped sites.

Conclusions:

  • The Tilted Surface Strategy (TSS) is a more effective method for estimating snow depth using GPS-IR on sloped terrain.
  • TSS enhances the reliability of GPS-IR for monitoring critical freshwater resources in diverse geographical areas.
  • This strategy improves the spatial-temporal resolution of snow monitoring, aiding climate change studies.