Snow albedo dependence on low clouds amount is estimated in the Arctic Basin, including surface changes and different sun altitudes. Data of 6-hour observations of drifting stations "North Pole" were used. Albedo of snow depends on clouds amount, especially on skies, with 3-5 tenths cloud cover, but sun altitude has an influence too. Sun altitude and cloud amount influence on albedo is complex and requires joint investigations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-131
Number of pages3
JournalВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ 7: ГЕОЛОГИЯ, ГЕОГРАФИЯ
Volume2003
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2003

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

ID: 95475156