Highly reflective snow surfaces are sensitive to contamination by light-absorbing particles.
When such particles are deposited onto a snow surface, they reduce snow albedo, which …

Deposition of wildfire smoke on snow contributes to its darkening and accelerated snowmelt.
Recent field studies have identified dark brown carbon (d-BrC) to contribute 50–75% of …

Emissions from road traffic are one of the most important sources of soot aerosols and they
can affect the surfaces in the area. In the case of snow surfaces, this effect may lead to …

The production of meltwater from glacier ice, which is exposed at the margins of land ice
during the summer, is responsible for a large proportion of glacier mass loss. The rate of …

Snow is a highly complex medium composed of ice crystals of various shapes and sizes.
Knowledge of its intrinsic optical properties such as scattering and absorption coefficients is …

Ice surface albedo is an important factor in various optical remote sensing technologies
used to determine the distribution of snow or melt water on the ice, and to judge the …

Snow-covered regions are the main source of reflection of incident shortwave radiation on
the Earth's surface. The deposition of light-absorbing particles on these regions increases …

Snow covers are very sensitive to contamination from soot agglomerates derived from
vehicles. A spectroradiometric system covering a wavelength from 300 to 2500 nm with …

Optical probing of glaciers has the potential for tremendous impact on environmental
science. However, glacier ice is turbid, which prohibits the use of most established optical …

Environmental contaminants are becoming a growing issue due to their effects on the
cryosphere and their impact on the ecosystem. Mountain glaciers are receding in the HKH …