Application of snow specific surface area measurement using an optical method based on near-infrared reflectance around 900-nm wavelength to wet snow zones in Japan

Bulletin of Glaciological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-64

  Yamaguchi, Satoru ^a   Motoyoshi, Hiroki ^a   Tanikawa, Tomonori ^b   Aoki, Teruo ^c   Niwano, Masashi ^c   Takeuchi, Yukari ^d   Endo, Yasoichi ^e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e International YUKIGATA Society   (Japan)

Author keywords

Near infrared reflectance of snow; Optical grain size; Snow specific surface area; Wet snow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906080753     PISSN: 13453807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5331/bgr.32.55     Document Type: Article

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