In situ measurements of polarization properties of snow surface under the brewster geometry in hokkaido, Japan, and northwest greenland ice sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13,946-13,964

  Tanikawa, Tomonori ^a   Hori, Masahiro ^a   Aoki, Teruo ^b   Hachikubo, Akihiro ^c   Kuchiki, Katsuyuki ^b   Niwano, Masashi ^b   Matoba, Sumito ^d   Yamaguchi, Satoru ^e   Stamnes, Knut ^f  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

^f Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; POLARIZATION; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; WAVELENGTH; ZENITH ANGLE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

EID: 84921435940     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022325     Document Type: Article

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