Analysis of temporal variations of surface albedo from MODIS

Gao Wei, Lu Qifeng, Gao Zhiqiang, Wu Wanli, Du Bingyu, James Slusser

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Abstract

Land surface albedo is a key parameter in modeling radiative transfer in the atmosphere. Simulated climates are sensitive to specified albedo in models. The MODIS BRDF/Albedo Science Data Product represents the latest attempt at providing a dataset suitable for climate model comparisons. It is necessary to analyze the feature of white-sky and black-sky albedo before its use in land surface models. White-sky (diffuse) and black-sky albedo (direct at local solar noon) in China from MODIS based on Lucht algorithm are calculated and analyzed. The differences of white-sky and black-sky albedo for different land use/land cover are compared. The derived albedo exhibits clear interannual variation with large variation in Northern China . Black-sky albedo and white-sky albedo are characterized with different features for different land covers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRemote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability III
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventRemote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability III - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 14 Aug 200616 Aug 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6298
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceRemote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability III
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period14/08/0616/08/06

Keywords

  • Albedo
  • Black sky
  • MODIS
  • Temporal variations
  • White sky

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