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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1091-2017
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In situ continuous visible and near-infrared spectroscopy of an alpine snowpack
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France/CNRS, Centre d'Études de la Neige, Grenoble, France
Laurent Arnaud
UGA/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183, Grenoble, 38041, France
Ghislain Picard
UGA/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183, Grenoble, 38041, France
Quentin Libois
UGA/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183, Grenoble, 38041, France
now at: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Canada
Yves Lejeune
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France/CNRS, Centre d'Études de la Neige, Grenoble, France
Pierre Nabat
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France/CNRS, Toulouse, France
Didier Voisin
UGA/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183, Grenoble, 38041, France
Samuel Morin
CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France/CNRS, Centre d'Études de la Neige, Grenoble, France
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Short summary
Snow spectral albedo in the visible/near-infrared range has been continuously measured during a winter season at Col de Porte alpine site (French Alps; 45.30° N, 5.77°E; 1325 m a.s.l.). This study highlights that the variations of spectral albedo can be successfully explained by variations of the following snow surface variables: snow-specific surface area, effective light-absorbing impurities content, presence of liquid water and slope.
Snow spectral albedo in the visible/near-infrared range has been continuously measured during a...