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Research article
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24 Sep 2015
Research article |
| 24 Sep 2015
Satellite observations of changes in snow-covered land surface albedo during spring in the Northern Hemisphere
K. Atlaskina
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
F. Berninger
Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
G. de Leeuw
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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- Amplified local cooling effect of forestation in warming Europe Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63556-2
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- Asymmetric diurnal warming worsens forest pest hazards in China: evidence from a long-term dataset Y. Niu et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adf12e
- Attribution of the spatial heterogeneity of Arctic surface albedo feedback to the dynamics of vegetation, snow and soil properties and their interactions L. Yu et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4631
- Spatiotemporal variation of surface albedo and its influencing factors in northern Xinjiang, China S. Yuan et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40333-023-0069-5
- Surface albedo regulates aerosol direct climate effect A. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52255-z
- The Role of Climate and Land Use in the Changes in Surface Albedo Prior to Snow Melt and the Timing of Melt Season of Seasonal Snow in Northern Land Areas of 40°N–80°N during 1982–2015 K. Anttila et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10101619
- Snow cover change and its relationship with land surface temperature and vegetation in northeastern North America from 2000 to 2017 K. Thiebault & S. Young https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2020.1779379
- Applicability evaluation and improvement of different snow evaporation calculation methods in the Great Xing’an mountains Y. Lin et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-021-00597-3
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Short summary
Snow cover explained most of the spring surface albedo changes in the Northern Hemisphere in the years 2000−2012. However, there are vast areas where albedo changed up to ±0.2 under full snow-covered conditions. We found that if in these areas, the mean monthly air temperature exceeds a value between -15°C and -10°C, depending on the region, albedo decreases with an increase of the temperature. The complexity of processes involved in surface albedo changes is discussed.
Snow cover explained most of the spring surface albedo changes in the Northern Hemisphere in the...
