A three-dimensional microstructure-based photon-tracking model of radiative transfer in snow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Kaempfer, Thomas U ^a   Hopkins, Mark A ^a   Perovich, Donald K ^a  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; ENERGY BUDGET; IRRADIANCE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SCATTERING; SNOW COVER; SNOWPACK; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 49249138736     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008239     Document Type: Article

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