Abstract
Snow depth is an essential meteorological indicator for monitoring snow disasters. The Global Navigation Satellite System Interferometric Reflectometry (GNSS-IR) technique has been proven to be a practical approach to retrieving snow depth. This study presents a case study to explore utilizing the GNSS-IR-derived snow depth to monitor the 2022 early February snowstorm over southern China. A snow depth retrieval framework considering data quality control and specific ground surface substances was developed using 8-day data from 13 operational GNSS/Meteorology stations. The daily snow depths retrieved from different ground surfaces, i.e., dry grass, wet grass, and concrete, agreed well with the measured snow depth, with Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 2.79 cm, 3.36 cm, and 2.53 cm, respectively. The percentage MAE when snow depths > 5 cm for the three ground surface substances was 26.8%, 53.7%, and 35.0%, respectively. The 6 h snow depth results also showed a swift and significant response to the snowfall event. This study proves the potential of GNSS-IR, used as a new operational tool in the automatic meteorological system, to monitor snow disasters over southern China, particularly as an efficient and cost-effective framework for real-time and accurate monitoring.
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