Retrieval of snow grain size and albedo of western Himalayan snow cover using satellite data

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: H. S. Negi, A. Kokhanovsky
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: geo; envir; Hyperion; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-831-2011; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/831/2011/tc-5-831-2011.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/d1c913bd9c3c4343a2e8fb58838bc615

In the present study we describe the retrievals of snow grain size and spectral albedo (plane and spherical albedo) for western Himalayan snow cover using Hyperion sensor data. The asymptotic radiative transfer (ART) theory was explored for the snow retrievals. To make the methodology operational on...