Comparison of AVHRR-derived and in situ surface albedo over the Greenland ice sheet

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-276

  Stroeve, Julienne ^a   Nolin, Anne ^a   Steffen, Konrad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; ICE; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION;

ICE SHEETS; SURFACE ALBEDO;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

ALBEDO; AVHRR; ICE SHEET; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSING;

GREENLAND, GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 0031450634     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(97)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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