Active microwave sensors, especially high-frequency radar systems, are highly sensitive to snow pack parameters, including Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), which is a crucial parameter in the studies of hydrology and climatology. For example, studies using Ku-band observations from scatterometer QuickSCAT and POLSCAT have shown significant radar backscattering responses on SWE variations. It has be...

This paper provides an overview of the analysis of remotely sensed data that has been performed within the scope of a project aiming at obtaining a 40-year hindcast of wind, sea level and wave climatology for the European waters. The satellite data, including wind, wave and sea-level data, are collected for the same areas and are calibrated with available and validated measurements. It will be ...