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A new algorithm of retrieving the surface albedo by satellite remote sensing data

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A new algorithm of retrieving the surface albedo by values of the coefficient of reflected solar radiation brightness is described. The algorithm returns the albedo of a spatially inhomogeneous Lambertian surface under multiple radiation scattering in the atmosphere and multiple radiation reflection from the surface. Results of solving model problems are presented to demonstrate the algorithm’s capabilities.

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  1. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miusskaya pl. 4, Moscow, 125047, Russia

    O. V. Nikolaeva

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Original Russian Text © O.V. Nikolaeva, 2016, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Nikolaeva, O.V. A new algorithm of retrieving the surface albedo by satellite remote sensing data. Atmos Ocean Opt 29, 342–347 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856016040102

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