Abstract：Accurate quantification of snow cover facilitates the prediction of snowmelt runoff, the assessment of freshwater availability, and the analysis of Earth’s energy balance. Existing fractional snow cover (FSC) data, however, often suffer from limitations such as spatial and temporal gaps, compromised accuracy, and coarse spatial resolution. These limitations significantly hinder the ability to monitor snow cover dynamics effectively. To address these formidable challenges, this study introduces a novel data fusion framework specifically designed to generate high-resolution (1 km) daily FSC estimation across vast regions like North America, regardless of weather conditions. It achieved this by effectively integrating the complementary spatiotemporal characteristics of both coarse- and fine-resolution FSC data through a multi-stage processing pipeline. This pipeline incorporates innovative strategies for bias correction, gap filling, and consideration of dynamic characteristics of snow cover, ultimately leading to high accuracy and high spatiotemporal completeness in the fused FSC data. The accuracy of the fused FSC data was thoroughly evaluated over the study period (September 2015 to May 2016), demonstrating excellent consistency with independent datasets, including Landsat-derived FSC (total 24 scenes; RMSE=6.8–18.9 %) and ground-based snow observations (14,350 stations). Notably, the fused data outperforms the widely used Interactive Multi-sensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) daily snow cover extent data in overall accuracy (0.92 vs. 0.91), F1_score (0.86 vs. 0.83), and Kappa coefficient (0.80 vs. 0.77). Furthermore, the fused FSC data exhibits superior performance in accurately capturing the intricate daily snow cover dynamics compared to IMS data, as confirmed by superior agreement with ground-based observations in four snow-cover phenology metrics. In conclusion, the proposed data fusion framework offers a significant advancement in snow cover monitoring by generating high-accuracy, spatiotemporally complete daily FSC maps that effectively capture the spatial and temporal variability of snow cover. These FSC datasets hold substantial value for climate projections, hydrological studies, and water management at both global and regional scales.
KeyWord：Fractional snow cover; Data fusion; North America; MODIS; Passive microwave;

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