Effects of snow physical parameters on spectral albedo and bidirectional reflectance of snow surface

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D8, 2000, Pages 10219-10236

  Aoki, Teruo ^a   Aoki, Tadao ^a   Fukabori, Masashi ^a   Hachikubo, Akihiro ^b,e   Tachibana, Yoshihiro ^c   Nishio, Fumihiko ^d,f  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^e KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; REFLECTANCE; SNOW;

EID: 0033793158     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901122     Document Type: Article

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