Using models and satellite observations to evaluate the strength of snow albedo feedback

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Fletcher, Christopher G ^a   Zhao, Hongxu ^b   Kushner, Paul J ^c   Fernandes, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ADDITIVITY; CONTINENTAL AREA; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; LAND AREAS; LAND SURFACE; LINEAR-DECOMPOSITION; REGIONAL IMPACTS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SNOW COVERS; STRONG CORRELATION; SURFACE ALBEDO; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

SNOW;

ALBEDO; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LAND SURFACE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84862534334     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017724     Document Type: Article

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