A method to retrieve the spectral complex refractive index and single scattering optical properties of dust deposited in mountain snow

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 63, Issue 237, 2017, Pages 133-147

  Skiles, S McKenzie ^a,b,c   Painter, Thomas ^b,c   Okin, Gregory S ^d  

^a UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Los Angeles   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

energy balance; ice atmosphere interactions; snow; snow ice surface processes

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DUST; ENERGY BALANCE; MOUNTAIN; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNOW COVER;

EID: 85009961956     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jog.2016.126     Document Type: Article

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