Analysis of QualitySpec Trek Reflectance from Vertical Profiles of Taiga Snowpack

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Leena Leppänen, Anna Kontu
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: near-infrared reflectance; specific surface area; spectrometer; snow microstructure; Sodankylä; taiga
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8110404

Snow microstructure is an important factor for microwave and optical remote sensing of snow. One parameter used to describe it is the specific surface area (SSA), which is defined as the surface-area-to-mass ratio of snow grains. Reflectance at near infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) wave...