The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
EUMETSAT's Land Surface Analysis Satellite Applications Facility (LSA SAF) has been producing daily snow cover product for two years with a baseline algorithm for the land areas covered by EUMETSAT's MSG satellite's SEVIRI instrument. This paper presents a new improved version of the algorithm which is currently used for operational snow cover product generation in the LSA SAF. Some examples of the...