Radiative forcing by light absorbing impurities in snow from MODIS surface reflectance data - Painter, Thomas H.; Bryant, Ann C.; Skiles, S. McKenzie (Geophysical research letters, 2012)
Keywords: aerosol; Albedo; Atmospheric aerosols; Atmospheric sciences; black carbon; Cryosphere; Dust; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Glacier mass balance; Glaciers; In situ measurement; MODIS; radiative forcing; Reflectance; Remote sensing; River basins; Snow; Snow cover; Snowmelt; Solar radiation; Colorado River basin; Asia; Hindu Kush; Himalayas; glaciers; Validation; models; time variations; mass balance; absorption; Bias; impurities; radiative transfer; Space remote sensing; solar radiation; North America; Measurement in situ; Feedback; Snow melt; snow; Snow cover; Forcing; particles; dust; Pixel; albedo; Reflectance