Effect of snow physical parameters on shortwave broadband albedos

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Aoki, Teruo ^a   Hachikubo, Akihiro ^b   Hori, Masahiro ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broadband albedo; Radiative transfer; Snow physical parameter

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; GRAIN SIZE; RADIATION BALANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW COVER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

EID: 0346432088     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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