UV albedo of arctic snow in spring

• Main Authors: Meinander, O., Kontu, A., Lakkala, K., Heikkilä, A., Ylianttila, L., Toikka, M.
• Other Authors: Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Helsinki (STUK), Toikka Engineering Ltd.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2008
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; Arctic; Sodankylä; albedo
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00303999; https://hal.science/hal-00303999/document; https://hal.science/hal-00303999/file/acpd-8-4155-2008.pdf

International audience The relevance of snow for climate studies is based on its physical properties, such as high surface reflectivity. Surface ultraviolet (UV) albedo is an essential parameter for various applications based on radiative transfer modeling. Here, new continuous measurements of the l...