Evaluation of regional-scale snow albedo characteristics during winter season from 2003 to 2014

Snow is a very important component of the climate system. It can influence the energy budget of the atmosphere and hydrological system significantly. The main goal of this paper is to use remote sensing and geographical information system techniques to analyze the spatial and temporal variations in regional scale and to find the relations between meteorological parameters and the snow albedo for the future modeling in snow albedo study. The results revealed spatial and temporal variation throughout different months during the winter season. In addition, the Pearson correlation coefficient analysis showed partial correlation between snow albedo and meteorological variables, which can be used to model snow albedo in some hydrological studies.