vashisth_2005.htm
Bulletin of Glaciological Research 22 (2005)
63-67
©Japanese Society of Snow and Ice
Effect of clouds and free water on snow albedo
Punit VASHISTH
Instruments Research and Development Estt,
Raipur, Dehradun-248008, India
Abstract
Study of spectral reflectance and integrated
albedo of snow has been carried out with
special emphasis on the effects of cloud
amount and free water concentration on snow
surface. Experiments have been performed
in laboratory, by illuminating snow samples
using an artificial light source to estimate
effect of free water concentration on reflectance
characteristics of snow and the results have
been compared with field measurements at
two different stations in Great Himalayan
ranges and one station over Antarctic ice
shelf. Empirical relationship has been developed
to estimate variation in snow albedo with
cloud amount.
