Retrieval of snow physical parameters using a ground-based spectral radiometer

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 29, 2009, Pages 5567-5582

  Kuchiki, Katsuyuki ^a   Aoki, Teruo ^a   Tanikawa, Tomonori ^b   Kodama, Yuji ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MASS CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATIONS; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SPECTRAL RADIOMETERS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 70350321133     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.005567     Document Type: Article

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