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Hyperspectral imaging is a reliable and efficient technique to study and evaluate this physical property. The spectral reflectance of snow is partly defined by changes in its physical properties, particularly in the Near infrared (NIR) part of the spectrum. Recently, a hybrid snow density estimation model allowing retrieval of density from NIR hyperspectral data was developed, based on an a priori classification of snow samples. However, in order to obtain optimal density estimates with the Hybrid model (HM), the sources of classification and estimation error must be controlled. Following the same principle as the HM, an Ensemble-based system (EBS) was developed. This model reduces the number of misclassification errors produced by the HM. The general concept of EBS algorithms is based on the principle that obtaining more opinions before making a decision is part of human nature, especially when economic and environmental benefits are at stake. This approach has helped to reduce the risk of classification and estimation errors and to develop more robust density results. One hundred and fourteen snow samples collected during three winters (2018\u20132020) were used to calibrate and validate the EBS. The performance of the EBS was validated using an independent database and the results were satisfactory (R2 = 0.90, RMSE = 44.45 kg m\u22123, BIAS = 3.87 kg m\u22123 and NASH = 0.89).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14051089","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,24]],"date-time":"2022-02-24T00:53:26Z","timestamp":1645664006000},"page":"1089","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Using Ensemble-Based Systems with Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Data to Estimate Seasonal Snowpack Density"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9715-1945","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed Karim","family":"El Oufir","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"INRS-Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0018-0761","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karem","family":"Chokmani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"INRS-Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8570-2110","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anas","family":"El Alem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"INRS-Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada"}]},{"given":"Monique","family":"Bernier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"INRS-Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4","DOI":"10.1029\/2002RG000123","article-title":"Snow avalanche formation","volume":"41","author":"Schweizer","year":"2003","journal-title":"Rev. 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