Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere
Thirteen years of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) surface albedo data for the Northern Hemisphere during the spring months (March-May) were analyzed to determine temporal and spatial changes over snow-covered land surfaces. Tendencies in land surface albedo change north of 50 d...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/166245 2024-01-07T09:42:41+01:00 Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere Atlaskina, K. Berninger, F. de Leeuw, G. Department of Physics Department of Forest Sciences Viikki Plant Science Centre (ViPS) Ecosystem processes (INAR Forest Sciences) Aerosol-Cloud-Climate -Interactions (ACCI) Forest Ecology and Management 2016-08-29T10:28:01Z 15 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/166245 eng eng COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH 10.5194/tc-9-1879-2015 Financial support from the Nordic Center of Excellence CRAICC and the Academy of Finland Center of Excellence program (grants no. 1118615 and 272041) is gratefully acknowledged. The MCD43C3 and MOD13C2 data products are courtesy of the online Data Pool at the NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), USGS/Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/data_access). We also thank Jaakko Ikonen and Boyan Tabakov for the data analysis advice and technical assistance. Atlaskina , K , Berninger , F & de Leeuw , G 2015 , ' Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere ' , Cryosphere , vol. 9 , no. 5 , pp. 1879-1893 . https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1879-2015 84942694127 eeab643a-9f85-44bf-9616-a0872786d367 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/166245 000364330700009 cc_by openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess SEASONAL SNOW SPECTRAL ALBEDO ACCURACY ASSESSMENT VEGETATION INDEXES FOREST ALBEDO MODIS REFLECTANCE CLIMATE MODEL METAMORPHISM 114 Physical sciences 1171 Geosciences Article publishedVersion 2016 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:06:49Z Thirteen years of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) surface albedo data for the Northern Hemisphere during the spring months (March-May) were analyzed to determine temporal and spatial changes over snow-covered land surfaces. Tendencies in land surface albedo change north of 50 degrees N were analyzed using data on snow cover fraction, air temperature, vegetation index and precipitation. To this end, the study domain was divided into six smaller areas, based on their geographical position and climate similarity. Strong differences were observed between these areas. As expected, snow cover fraction (SCF) has a strong influence on the albedo in the study area and can explain 56% of variation of albedo in March, 76% in April and 92% in May. Therefore the effects of other parameters were investigated only for areas with 100% SCF. The second largest driver for snow-covered land surface albedo changes is the air temperature when it exceeds a value between -15 and -10 degrees C, depending on the region. At monthly mean air temperatures below this value no albedo changes are observed. The Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and precipitation amount and frequency were independently examined as possible candidates to explain observed changes in albedo for areas with 100% SCF. Amount and frequency of precipitation were identified to influence the albedo over some areas in Eurasia and North America, but no clear effects were observed in other areas. EVI is positively correlated with albedo in Chukotka Peninsula and negatively in eastern Siberia. For other regions the spatial variability of the correlation fields is too high to reach any conclusions. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Chukotka Chukotka Peninsula Siberia HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository The Cryosphere 9 5 1879 1893 |
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SEASONAL SNOW SPECTRAL ALBEDO ACCURACY ASSESSMENT VEGETATION INDEXES FOREST ALBEDO MODIS REFLECTANCE CLIMATE MODEL METAMORPHISM 114 Physical sciences 1171 Geosciences |
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SEASONAL SNOW SPECTRAL ALBEDO ACCURACY ASSESSMENT VEGETATION INDEXES FOREST ALBEDO MODIS REFLECTANCE CLIMATE MODEL METAMORPHISM 114 Physical sciences 1171 Geosciences Atlaskina, K. Berninger, F. de Leeuw, G. Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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Thirteen years of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) surface albedo data for the Northern Hemisphere during the spring months (March-May) were analyzed to determine temporal and spatial changes over snow-covered land surfaces. Tendencies in land surface albedo change north of 50 degrees N were analyzed using data on snow cover fraction, air temperature, vegetation index and precipitation. To this end, the study domain was divided into six smaller areas, based on their geographical position and climate similarity. Strong differences were observed between these areas. As expected, snow cover fraction (SCF) has a strong influence on the albedo in the study area and can explain 56% of variation of albedo in March, 76% in April and 92% in May. Therefore the effects of other parameters were investigated only for areas with 100% SCF. The second largest driver for snow-covered land surface albedo changes is the air temperature when it exceeds a value between -15 and -10 degrees C, depending on the region. At monthly mean air temperatures below this value no albedo changes are observed. The Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and precipitation amount and frequency were independently examined as possible candidates to explain observed changes in albedo for areas with 100% SCF. Amount and frequency of precipitation were identified to influence the albedo over some areas in Eurasia and North America, but no clear effects were observed in other areas. EVI is positively correlated with albedo in Chukotka Peninsula and negatively in eastern Siberia. For other regions the spatial variability of the correlation fields is too high to reach any conclusions. Peer reviewed |
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Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
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satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the northern hemisphere |
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10.5194/tc-9-1879-2015 Financial support from the Nordic Center of Excellence CRAICC and the Academy of Finland Center of Excellence program (grants no. 1118615 and 272041) is gratefully acknowledged. The MCD43C3 and MOD13C2 data products are courtesy of the online Data Pool at the NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), USGS/Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/data_access). We also thank Jaakko Ikonen and Boyan Tabakov for the data analysis advice and technical assistance. Atlaskina , K , Berninger , F & de Leeuw , G 2015 , ' Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere ' , Cryosphere , vol. 9 , no. 5 , pp. 1879-1893 . https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1879-2015 84942694127 eeab643a-9f85-44bf-9616-a0872786d367 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/166245 000364330700009 |
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