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DOI	10.5194/tc-7-1139-2013
	Snow spectral albedo at Summit, Greenland: Measurements and numerical simulations based on physical and chemical properties of the snowpack
	Carmagnola C.M.; Domine F.; Dumont M.; Wright P.; Strellis B.; Bergin M.; Dibb J.; Picard G.; Libois Q.; Arnaud L.; Morin S.
发表日期	2013
ISSN	19940416
卷号	7 期号:4
英文摘要	The broadband albedo of surface snow is determined both by the near-surface profile of the physical and chemical properties of the snowpack and by the spectral and angular characteristics of the incident solar radiation. Simultaneous measurements of the physical and chemical properties of snow were carried out at Summit Camp, Greenland (72 36' N, 38 25' W, 3210 m a.s.l.) in May and June 2011, along with spectral albedo measurements. One of the main objectives of the field campaign was to test our ability to predict snow spectral albedo by comparing the measured albedo to the albedo calculated with a radiative transfer model, using measured snow physical and chemical properties. To achieve this goal, we made daily measurements of the snow spectral albedo in the range 350-2200 nm and recorded snow stratigraphic information down to roughly 80 cm. The snow specific surface area (SSA) was measured using the DUFISSS instrument (DUal Frequency Integrating Sphere for Snow SSA measurement, Gallet et al., 2009). Samples were also collected for chemical analyses including black carbon (BC) and dust, to evaluate the impact of light absorbing particulate matter in snow. This is one of the most comprehensive albedo-related data sets combining chemical analysis, snow physical properties and spectral albedo measurements obtained in a polar environment. The surface albedo was calculated from density, SSA, BC and dust profiles using the DISORT model (DIScrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer, Stamnes et al., 1988) and compared to the measured values. Results indicate that the energy absorbed by the snowpack through the whole spectrum considered can be inferred within 1.10%. This accuracy is only slightly better than that which can be obtained considering pure snow, meaning that the impact of impurities on the snow albedo is small at Summit. In the near infrared, minor deviations in albedo up to 0.014 can be due to the accuracy of radiation and SSA measurements and to the surface roughness, whereas deviations up to 0.05 can be explained by the spatial heterogeneity of the snowpack at small scales, the assumption of spherical snow grains made for DISORT simulations and the vertical resolution of measurements of surface layer physical properties. At 1430 and around 1800 nm the discrepancies are larger and independent of the snow properties; we propose that they are due to errors in the ice refractive index at these wavelengths. This work contributes to the development of physically based albedo schemes in detailed snowpack models, and to the improvement of retrieval algorithms for estimating snow properties from remote sensing data. © 2012 Author(s).
学科领域	albedo; algorithm; cryosphere; numerical model; physicochemical property; polar region; refractive index; remote sensing; snowpack; solar radiation; Arctic; Greenland
语种	英语
scopus关键词	albedo; algorithm; cryosphere; numerical model; physicochemical property; polar region; refractive index; remote sensing; snowpack; solar radiation; Arctic; Greenland
来源期刊	Cryosphere
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/120280
作者单位	Météo-France-CNRS, CNRM-GAME UMR 3589, Centre d'Etudes de la Neige, Grenoble, France; CNRS, UJF Grenoble, LGGE, Grenoble, France; Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, CNRS and Université Laval, Québec QC, Canada; University of Houston, Houston (TX), United States; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (GA), United States; University of New Hampshire, Durham (NH), United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Carmagnola C.M.,Domine F.,Dumont M.,et al. Snow spectral albedo at Summit, Greenland: Measurements and numerical simulations based on physical and chemical properties of the snowpack[J],2013,7(4).
APA	Carmagnola C.M..,Domine F..,Dumont M..,Wright P..,Strellis B..,...&Morin S..(2013).Snow spectral albedo at Summit, Greenland: Measurements and numerical simulations based on physical and chemical properties of the snowpack.Cryosphere,7(4).
MLA	Carmagnola C.M.,et al."Snow spectral albedo at Summit, Greenland: Measurements and numerical simulations based on physical and chemical properties of the snowpack".Cryosphere 7.4(2013).