Spectral reflectance of solar light from dirty snow: A simple theoretical model and its validation

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1325-1331

  Kokhanovsky, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; DUST; GRAIN SIZE; MODEL VALIDATION; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION; SOOT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84883160075     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-1325-2013     Document Type: Article

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