Abstract: The transmission of the water-vapor absorption bands at 0.96, 1.1 and 1.4 microns is used as the determinant of the total precipitable water vapor in the path of solar radiation. The method was originated by Fowle, and the ...

Abstract: Changes in albedo were tracked following fire on 18 August 1980 in a successional hardwood forest in northern lower Michigan (43°33?N, 84°42?W). Shortwave albedo (300?3000 nm) changed little with zenith angle up to 55°, ...