Effective UV surface albedo of seasonally snow-covered lands

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2759-2764

  Tanskanen, A ^a   Manninen, T ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; NIMBUS-7; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SLOPE; SNOW COVER; TOMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

LAMBERTIA;

EID: 34249715337     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-2759-2007     Document Type: Article

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