Measuring the specific surface area of wet snow using 1310 nm reflectance

The specific surface area (SSA) of snow can be used as an objective measurement of grain size and is therefore a central variable to describe snow physical properties such as albedo. Snow SSA can now be easily measured in the field using optical methods based on infrared reflectance. However, existi...

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Main Authors: J.-C. Gallet, F. Domine, M. Dumont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-07-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/1139/2014/tc-8-1139-2014.pdf