MODIS-derived snow-free ground reflectance statistics of selected Eurasian non-forested land cover types for the application of estimating fractional snow cover

Our results show that the performance of SCAmod improves if land cover-specific ρground values are applied at least for wetlands. We also suggest that the global application of SCAmod would benefit from the generation of a ρground map for all land cover types by using the methods presented in this paper. This post-winter reflectance climatology map can be constructed by calculating and using the class-specific ρground statistics together with suitable land cover information.