Impact of reflecting land surface on radiation environment over Hornsund, Spitsbergen – a model study for cloudless skies

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Rozwadowska Anna, Górecka Izabela
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; fjord; irradiance transmittance; aerosol radiative forcing; nadir radiance; Monte Carlo modelling; Geology; QE1-996.5; Hornsund; albedo; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2017-0008; https://doaj.org/article/fbbe62884e814d348747a3522ac69e88

This paper addresses the influence of land topography and cover on 3D radiative effects under cloudless skies in the Hornsund area, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The authors used Monte Carlo simulations of solar radiation transfer over a heterogeneous surface to study the impact of a non-uniform surface on...