ESA HydroSWE - Scatterometer Campaign and Data Analysis Study for Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval and GEO- and LEO-SAR Development (2024 - 2026)

The overall goal of HydroSWE study is to improve the retrieval algorithms for snow parameter retrieval from GEO- and LEO orbits using SAR. As a part of the study, an additional measurement campaign is implemented to address specific research questions related to upcoming satellite missions such as ROSE-L and the proposed Hydroterra+ mission. The objective of the campaign is to collect a time series of fully polarimetric radar backscattering signatures from snow covered terrain, at high temporal frequency, covering at minimum the winter accumulation season.

Lead: FMI

Partners: ENVEO, Gamma RS