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A new snow depth data set over northern China derived using GNSS interferometric reflectometry from a continuously operating network (GSnow-CHINA v1.0, 2013–2022)
Wei Wan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, School of Earth and Space
Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Jie Zhang
College of Oceanography and Space Informatics, China University of
Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
Liyun Dai
Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing of Gansu Province, Northwest
Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Lanzhou 730000, China
Meteorological Observation Center, China Meteorological
Administration, Beijing 100081, China
Ting Yang
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Baojian Liu
Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, School of Earth and Space
Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Zhizhou Guo
Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, School of Earth and Space
Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Heng Hu
Meteorological Observation Center, China Meteorological
Administration, Beijing 100081, China
Limin Zhao
Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Short summary
The GSnow-CHINA data set is a snow depth data set developed using the two Global Navigation Satellite System station networks in China. It includes snow depth of 24, 12, and 2/3/6 h records, if possible, for 80 sites from 2013–2022 over northern China (25–55° N, 70–140° E). The footprint of the data set is ~ 1000 m2, and it can be used as an independent data source for validation purposes. It is also useful for regional climate research and other meteorological and hydrological applications.
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