| contributor author | Norton, Carl C. | |
| contributor author | Mosher, Frederick R. | |
| contributor author | Hinton, Barry | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:40:11Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:40:11Z | |
| date copyright | 1979/10/01 | |
| date issued | 1979 | |
| identifier issn | 0021-8952 | |
| identifier other | ams-9778.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4233303 | |
| description abstract | Applications Technology Satellite (ATS) 3 green sensor data are used to measure surface reflectance variations in the Sahara/Sahel during the recent drought period 1967?74. The magnitude of the seasonal reflectance change is shown to be as much as 80% for years of normal precipitation and less than 50% for drought years. Year-to-year comparisons during both wet and dry seasons reveal the existence of a surface reflectance cycle coincident with the drought intensity. The relationship between the green reflectance and solar albedo is examined and estimated to be about 0.6 times the reflectance change observed by the green channel. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | An Investigation of Surface Albedo Variations during the Recent Sahel Drought | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 18 | |
| journal issue | 10 | |
| journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1979)018<1252:AIOSAV>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 1252 | |
| journal lastpage | 1262 | |
| tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1979:;volume( 018 ):;issue: 010 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |