Atmospheric and geometrical effects on land surface albedo

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D4, 1999, Pages 4127-4143

  Lyapustin, A I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 0033608504     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200064     Document Type: Article

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