The use of satellite remote sensing for the mapping of snow-cover characteristics has a long-lasting
history reaching back until the 1960s. Because snow cover plays an important role …

The contribution of Antarctica’s ice sheet to global sea-level rise depends on the very dynamic
behavior of glaciers and ice shelves. One important parameter of ice-sheet dynamics is …

The Antarctic Ice Sheet holds ~91% of the global ice mass making it the biggest potential
contributor to global sea-level-rise. In order to evaluate the ice sheet's present and future …

Abstract Knowledge about inland surface water distribution and its short- to long-term
variability is of high importance. Recently many studies have presented interesting results at …

In this study medium resolution remote sensing data of the AVHRR and MODIS sensors were
used for derivation of inland water bodies extents over a period from 1986 till 2012 for the …

Sea level rise contribution from the Antarctic ice sheet is influenced by changes in glacier
and ice shelf front position. Still, little is known about seasonal glacier and ice shelf front …

Mean snow cover duration was derived for the entire continent of Europe based on the
MODIS daily snow cover products MOD10A1 and MYD10A1 for the period from 2000 to 2011. …

After the regional case studies this chapter provides an overview of the main findings and a
comparison of portfolios and adaptation strategies that Sahelian people have used to cope …

In this study, the daily snow-cover time series has been analysed for the whole of central
Asia after cloud coverage was removed. Snow-cover duration (SCD), snow-cover start (SCS), …

Central Asia consists of the five former Soviet States Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, therefore comprising an area of ~4 Mio km 2 . The continental …