Table 3 Confusion matrix and associated metrics are computed for SOfS products and in-situ snow depth measurements at 264 climate stations.

From: A 37 years [1984–2021] Landsat/Sentinel-2 derived snow cover time-series for Switzerland

(SDthr = 1/5)

Snow (1)

No Snow (0)

In-situ

Snow (SD ≥ SDthr)

6586/5490

2468/783

No snow (SD ≤ SDthr)

499/1595

23473/25158

 

All

Overall accuracy OA (%)

91/93

Sensitivity (%)

73/87

Specificity (%)

98/94

TSS (%)

71/81

  1. This analysis is performed specifically for cloud-free pixel for the period 1984–2021, considering two different snow de depth thresholds (SDthr). The statistical analysis is conducted for all in-situ-satellite matchups (All).