Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 12, Issue 11, 110101(2014)

Parameterization of land surface albedo

Shengcheng Cui1, Zhen Wang2, and Shizhi Yang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 2College of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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    Remote measurements of Earth's surface from ground, airborne, and spaceborne instruments show that its albedo is highly variable and is sensitive to solar zenith angle (SZA) and atmospheric opacity. Using a vali-dated radiative transfer calculating toolbox, DISORT and a bidirectional reflectance distribution function library, AMBRALS, a land surface albedo (LSA) lookup table (LUT) is produced with respect to SZA and aerosol optical depth. With the LUT, spectral and broadband LSA can be obtained at any given illumination geometries and atmospheric conditions. It provides a fast and accurate way to simulate surface reflectance over large temporal and spatial scales for climate study.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric and oceanic optics

    Received: Mar. 6, 2014

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2014

    Published Online: Oct. 27, 2014

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    DOI:10.3788/col201412.110101

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