Imaging spectroscopy of albedo and radiative forcing by light-absorbing impurities in mountain snow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 9511-9523

  Painter, Thomas H ^a,b   Seidel, Felix C ^a   Bryant, Ann C ^c   McKenzie Skiles, S ^b   Rittger, Karl ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Los Angeles   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

albedo; imaging spectroscopy; light absorbing impurities; radiative forcing; snow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ERRORS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; REFLECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS;

AIRBORNE VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; ALBEDO; HEMISPHERICAL-DIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE FACTORS; IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; ROOT-MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SPECTRAL DIFFERENCES; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE;

SNOW;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; AVIRIS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RADIATION BALANCE; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOW; SPECTROSCOPY;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886001685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50520     Document Type: Article

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