Modeling the effect of an inhomogeneous surface albedo on incident UV radiation in mountainous terrain: Determination of an effective surface albedo

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Aug 2001

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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 16, p. 3111-3114

Physics

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Transmission And Scattering Of Radiation, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Instruments And Techniques, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Radiative Processes

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We compare three different methods for determining an average `effective' UV albedo. These methods are applied to spectral irradiance data from a measurement campaign held in the German Alps during the spring of 1999. The first method is based on the comparison of measurements of absolute levels of UV irradiance with model calculations. The second method takes advantage of changes in the spectral slope of spectral UV irradiance, which is a function of the surface albedo. In the third method, the surrounding area is partitioned into snow-covered and snow-free regions, and the effective albedo estimated by applying a higher or lower reflectivity to each facet before integrating over the surroundings. We present the differences and the correlations between the various methods as well as the results for the different locations.

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