Contrasting snow and ice albedos derived from MODIS, Landsat ETM+ and airborne data from Langjökull, Iceland

• Main Authors: Pope, EL, Willis, IC, Pope, A, Miles, ES, Arnold, NS, Rees, WG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2016
• Subjects: Albedo measurement; Landsat; MODIS; Snow; Ice; Glacier; Ice cap; Spatial scales; FLAASH; 6S; Arctic; Langjökull; albedo; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/254819

Surface albedo is a key parameter in the energy balance of glaciers and ice sheets because it controls the shortwave radiation budget, which is often the dominant term of a glacier's surface energy balance. Monitoring surface albedo is a key application of remote sensing and achieving consisten...