Title :
Estimation of snow surface albedo using Landsat Thematic Mapper
Author :
Shi, Jiancheng ; Painter, Thomas H. ; Dozier, Jeff
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Comput. Earth Syst. Sci., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Snow surface albedo is important to climatological and hydrological investigations. Using data acquired with the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) over Mammoth Mountain, California, the authors derived snow particle size from which surface albedo was estimated. Quantitative measurements of temporal and spatial variations in snow surface albedo will permit accurate parameterization for climatological and hydrological studies
Keywords :
albedo; atmospheric techniques; hydrological techniques; remote sensing; snow; California; Landsat Thematic Mapper; Mammoth Mountain; USA; United States; atmosphere meteorology; hydrology; land surface snow cover; measurement technique; multispectral imaging; optical imaging; remote sensing; snow particle size; snow surface albedo; snowcover; spatial variation; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Ice; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Snow; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516951
