| CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
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Measurements > Snow and Ice >
Snow cover, edge and depth >
Snow detection (mask)
  | Measurement Definition*: Binary product (snow or snow-free) derived from VIS/IR imagery - Accuracy expressed as Hit Rate [ HR ] and False Alarm Rate [ FAR ]. |
| Instrument | Status/
Accuracy | Instrument Description | Measurement Technology | Timeline |
SAR-L
L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar | Operational
| Land, ocean, emergencies, soil moisture, interferometry, others. | n/a |  |
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* Description adapted from WMO.
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