Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets
Spatial patterns of mean monthly surface albedo for May, June, and July, derived from DMSP Operational Line Scan (OLS) satellite imagery are compared with surface albedos derived from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program (ISCCP) monthly data set. Spatial patterns obtained by the two...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
1993
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930040439 |
id |
ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19930040439 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19930040439 2023-05-15T13:10:40+02:00 Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets Schweiger, Axel J. Serreze, Mark C. Key, Jeffrey R. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jan. 8, 1993 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930040439 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930040439 Accession ID: 93A24436 Copyright Other Sources 47 Geophysical Research Letters; 20; 1; p. 41-44. 1993 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T20:02:32Z Spatial patterns of mean monthly surface albedo for May, June, and July, derived from DMSP Operational Line Scan (OLS) satellite imagery are compared with surface albedos derived from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program (ISCCP) monthly data set. Spatial patterns obtained by the two techniques are in general agreement, especially for June and July. Nevertheless, systematic differences in albedo of 0.05 - 0.10 are noted which are most likely related to uncertainties in the simple parameterizations used in the DMSP analyses, problems in the ISCCP cloud-clearing algorithm and other modeling simplifications. However, with respect to the eventual goal of developing a reliable automated retrieval algorithm for compiling a long-term albedo data base, these initial comparisons are very encouraging. Other/Unknown Material albedo Arctic Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
op_collection_id |
ftnasantrs |
language |
unknown |
topic |
47 |
spellingShingle |
47 Schweiger, Axel J. Serreze, Mark C. Key, Jeffrey R. Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
topic_facet |
47 |
description |
Spatial patterns of mean monthly surface albedo for May, June, and July, derived from DMSP Operational Line Scan (OLS) satellite imagery are compared with surface albedos derived from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program (ISCCP) monthly data set. Spatial patterns obtained by the two techniques are in general agreement, especially for June and July. Nevertheless, systematic differences in albedo of 0.05 - 0.10 are noted which are most likely related to uncertainties in the simple parameterizations used in the DMSP analyses, problems in the ISCCP cloud-clearing algorithm and other modeling simplifications. However, with respect to the eventual goal of developing a reliable automated retrieval algorithm for compiling a long-term albedo data base, these initial comparisons are very encouraging. |
format |
Other/Unknown Material |
author |
Schweiger, Axel J. Serreze, Mark C. Key, Jeffrey R. |
author_facet |
Schweiger, Axel J. Serreze, Mark C. Key, Jeffrey R. |
author_sort |
Schweiger, Axel J. |
title |
Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
title_short |
Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
title_full |
Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
title_fullStr |
Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
title_full_unstemmed |
Arctic sea ice albedo - A comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
title_sort |
arctic sea ice albedo - a comparison of two satellite-derived data sets |
publishDate |
1993 |
url |
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930040439 |
op_coverage |
Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
albedo Arctic Sea ice |
genre_facet |
albedo Arctic Sea ice |
op_source |
Other Sources |
op_relation |
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930040439 Accession ID: 93A24436 |
op_rights |
Copyright |
_version_ |
1766238147572662272 |