The Broadband Albedo of Snow

The asymptotic radiative transfer theory is used to derive the analytical approximation for the broadband albedo of pure and polluted snow surfaces. The technique for the determination of the effective snow grain size and also the snow specific surface area from the shortwave broadband albedo measur...

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Published inFrontiers in environmental science Vol. 9
Main Author Kokhanovsky, Alexander A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 22.10.2021
Subjects
albedo
ice grain diameter
radiative transfer
snow
snow specific surface area
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Summary:The asymptotic radiative transfer theory is used to derive the analytical approximation for the broadband albedo of pure and polluted snow surfaces. The technique for the determination of the effective snow grain size and also the snow specific surface area from the shortwave broadband albedo measurements is proposed.
ISSN:2296-665X
2296-665X
DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2021.757575