Influence of grain shape on light penetration in snow

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1803-1818

  Libois, Q ^a,b   Picard, G ^a,b   France, J L ^c   Arnaud, L ^a,b   Dumont, M ^d   Carmagnola, C M ^d   King, M D ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ENERGY BUDGET; IRRADIANCE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RAY TRACING; REFLECTANCE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION;

ALPS; ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84890496772     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-1803-2013     Document Type: Article

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