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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3995-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3995-2020
Research article
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14 Nov 2020
Research article |  | 14 Nov 2020

Simulating optical top-of-atmosphere radiance satellite images over snow-covered rugged terrain

Maxim Lamare, Marie Dumont, Ghislain Picard, Fanny Larue, François Tuzet, Clément Delcourt, and Laurent Arnaud

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Terrain features found in mountainous regions introduce large errors into the calculation of the physical properties of snow using optical satellite images. We present a new model performing rapid calculations of solar radiation over snow-covered rugged terrain that we tested over a site in the French Alps. The results of the study show that all the interactions between sunlight and the terrain should be accounted for over snow-covered surfaces to correctly estimate snow properties from space.