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Record Nr.

UNINA9911002556803321

Autore

Kokhanovsky Alexander

Titolo

Snow Optics / / by Alexander Kokhanovsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031859793

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 160 p. 49 illus., 43 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

500

Soggetti

Physics

Astronomy

Lasers

Geographic information systems

Ecology

Environmental sciences

Physics and Astronomy

Laser

Geographical Information System

Environmental Sciences

Environmental Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Chapter 1. Microphysics and geometry of snow surfaces -- Chapter 2. Local optical properties of snow layers -- Chapter 3. Properties of solar light reflected from snow -- Chapter 4. Snow remote sensing.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first book of its kind, focusing exclusively on the optical properties of snow. As a complex and turbid medium, snow is approached as a strongly light-scattering (in the visible spectrum) medium with large, nonspherical ice grains. The book discusses both experimental and theoretical results, as well as the remote sensing of snow using ground-based, airborne and satellite optical instrumentation. The book will be of particular importance for researchers studying snow characteristics (the size of grains, snow pollution and albedo) using various remote-sensing techniques.