Theoretical study of solar light reflectance from vertical snow surfaces
The influence of horizontal and vertical inhomogeneity of snow surfaces on solar light reflectance is studied using the radiative transfer theory (RTT). We compared 1-D RTT and 2-D RTT and found that large errors are produced if the 1-D RTT is used for the calculation of the snow reflection function...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3d3039969ad247968208972fe07d8436 2023-05-15T18:32:29+02:00 Theoretical study of solar light reflectance from vertical snow surfaces O. V. Nikolaeva A. A. Kokhanovsky 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-657-2013 https://doaj.org/article/3d3039969ad247968208972fe07d8436 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/657/2013/tc-7-657-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-7-657-2013 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/3d3039969ad247968208972fe07d8436 The Cryosphere, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 657-666 (2013) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-657-2013 2022-12-31T10:32:55Z The influence of horizontal and vertical inhomogeneity of snow surfaces on solar light reflectance is studied using the radiative transfer theory (RTT). We compared 1-D RTT and 2-D RTT and found that large errors are produced if the 1-D RTT is used for the calculation of the snow reflection function (and, therefore, also in the retrievals of the snow grain radii) in 2-D measurement geometries. Such 2-D geometries are common in the procedures for the determination of the effective snow grain radii using near-infrared photography and spectroscopy of vertical snow walls. In particular, we have considered three cases for the numerical calculations: (1) the case with no black film; (2) the case with a black film at the pit's bottom; (3) the case with a black film at the pit's bottom and also at one of the vertical snow walls. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Cryosphere 7 2 657 666 |
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The influence of horizontal and vertical inhomogeneity of snow surfaces on solar light reflectance is studied using the radiative transfer theory (RTT). We compared 1-D RTT and 2-D RTT and found that large errors are produced if the 1-D RTT is used for the calculation of the snow reflection function (and, therefore, also in the retrievals of the snow grain radii) in 2-D measurement geometries. Such 2-D geometries are common in the procedures for the determination of the effective snow grain radii using near-infrared photography and spectroscopy of vertical snow walls. In particular, we have considered three cases for the numerical calculations: (1) the case with no black film; (2) the case with a black film at the pit's bottom; (3) the case with a black film at the pit's bottom and also at one of the vertical snow walls. |
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Theoretical study of solar light reflectance from vertical snow surfaces |
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