@article{fdi:010042479,
  title = {{P}reliminary spectral characterization of snow in a high altitude tropical glacier and potential effects of impurities in snow on albedo of tropical glaciers},
  author = {{S}icart, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {A}rnaud, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper presents some preliminary measurements of snow spectral reflectance on the tropical {B}olivian {Z}ongo glacier. {M}easurements show a correct agreement with theoretical spectral albedo of pure snow in the near infrared region, but lower values in the visible region (by 10-20%) probably due to aerosols contained in snow. {I}mpurity contents ranged from 10 to 100 ppmw in one-week-old snow collected from the {Z}ongo glacier, but measurements are scarce. {L}arge amounts of snowfall partly compensate the proximity of dust sources in mid-latitude glaciers, whereas on outer-tropical glaciers precipitations are not abundant and are very seasonal, and sources of aerosols are proximate.},
  keywords = {albedo ; aerosol ; glacier ; snow ; tropics ; {B}olivia ; energy balance},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {P}rocesses},
  volume = {21},
  numero = {26},
  pages = {3642--3644},
  ISSN = {0885-6087},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1002/hyp.6741},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042479},
}