Can black carbon in snow be detected by remote sensing?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 779-786

  Warren, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION;

ABSORBING AEROSOL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; RADIANCE MEASUREMENT; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SNOW GRAIN SIZE; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; VERTICAL VARIATION;

SNOW;

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; BLACK CARBON; HETEROGENEITY; PIXEL; RADIATION BALANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84883166155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018476     Document Type: Article

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