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- Title
Spatiotemporal estimation of snow depth using point data from snow stakes, digital terrain models, and satellite data.
- Authors
Collados‐Lara, Antonio‐Juan; Pardo‐Igúzquiza, Eulogio; Pulido‐Velazquez, David
- Abstract
Snow availability in Alpine catchments plays an important role in water resources management. In this paper, we propose a method for an optimal estimation of snow depth (areal extension and thickness) in Alpine systems from point data and satellite observations by using significant explanatory variables deduced from a digital terrain model. It is intended to be a parsimonious approach that may complement physical-based methodologies. Different techniques (multiple regression, multicriteria analysis, and kriging) are integrated to address the following issues: We identify the explanatory variables that could be helpful on the basis of a critical review of the scientific literature. We study the relationship between ground observations and explanatory variables using a systematic procedure for a complete multiple regression analysis. Multiple regression models are calibrated combining all suggested model structures and explanatory variables. We also propose an evaluation of the models (using indices to analyze the goodness of fit) and select the best approaches (models and variables) on the basis of multicriteria analysis. Estimation of the snow depth is performed with the selected regression models. The residual estimation is improved by applying kriging in cases with spatial correlation. The final estimate is obtained by combining regression and kriging results, and constraining the snow domain in accordance with satellite data. The method is illustrated using the case study of the Sierra Nevada mountain range (Southern Spain). A cross-validation experiment has confirmed the efficiency of the proposed procedure. Finally, although it is not the scope of this work, the snow depth is used to asses a first estimation of snow water equivalent resources.
- Subjects
SIERRA Nevada (Spain); SPATIOTEMPORAL processes; SNOW accumulation; MULTIPLE criteria decision making; PARSIMONIOUS models; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Hydrological Processes, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 10, p1966
- ISSN
0885-6087
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hyp.11165