A new approachs to estimating the albedo for snow-covered surfaces in the satellite UV method

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 17, 2003, Pages

  Arola, A ^a   Kaurola, J ^a   Koskinen, L ^a   Tanskanen, A ^a   Tikkanen, T ^a   Taalas, P ^a   Herman, J R ^b   Krotkov, N ^b,c   Fioletov, V ^d  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Reflectivity; Satellite estimates of UV irradiance; Snow albedo; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; REFLECTIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW COVER; TOMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 1342333855     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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