Parameterizations for narrowband and broadband albedo of pure snow and snow containing mineral dust and black carbon

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 5446-5468

  Dang, Cheng ^a   Brandt, Richard E ^b   Warren, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BLACK CARBON; DUST; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; WAVELENGTH; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 84933279725     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022646     Document Type: Article

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