Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry)
Measurement Instruments
Measurement Definition: Binary product (dry or melting/thawing) derived from MW imagery - Accuracy expressed as Hit Rate [ HR ] and False Alarm Rate [ FAR ].
| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
| PALSAR-2 | Operational | Disaster monitoring, land monitoring, agricultural monitoring, natural resource exploration, global forest monitoring, potential use and interferometry. | Imaging radar (SAR) |  |
| PALSAR-3 | Being developed | Disaster monitoring, land monitoring, agricultural monitoring, natural resource exploration, global forest monitoring, potential use and interferometry. | Imaging radar (SAR) | |