Publikationsdatum:
2007-01-01
Beschreibung:
This paper presents some preliminary measurements of snow spectral reflectance on the tropical Bolivian Zongo glacier. Measurements show a correct agreement with theoretical spectral albedo of pure snow in the near infrared region, but lower values in the visible region (by 10-20%) probably due to aerosols contained in snow. Impurity contents ranged from 10 to 100 ppmw in one-week-old snow collected from the Zongo glacier, but measurements are scarce. Large amounts of snowfall partly compensate the proximity of dust sources in mid-latitude glaciers, whereas on outer-tropical glaciers precipitations are not abundant and are very seasonal, and sources of aerosols are proximate. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Print ISSN:
0885-6087
Digitale ISSN:
1099-1085
Thema:
Architektur, Bauingenieurwesen, Vermessung
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Geographie
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