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Shortwave Albedo

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This chapter describes the algorithm, analysis, preliminary validation, and application of the GLASS albedo product. Unlike traditional remote sensing products, the GLASS albedo product was generated in two steps: the first step retrieved albedo values from remote sensing data using two direct-estimation algorithms, and the second step applied a statistics-based temporal filter to the directly estimated albedo values to generate a high-quality, gapless final product. The GLASS albedo product has been validated using FLUXNET observation data and compared with the MODIS instrument Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF)/albedo product. The results show the high quality and accuracy of the GLASS albedo product and its suitability for long-term global environmental change studies. It is one of the longest duration (1981–2010) satellite shortwave albedo products in the world.

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  1. Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

    Shunlin Liang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science and College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Shunlin Liang, Xiaotong Zhang, Jie Cheng, Qiang Liu & Xiang Zhao

  3. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Zhiqiang Xiao

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Liang, S., Zhang, X., Xiao, Z., Cheng, J., Liu, Q., Zhao, X. (2014). Shortwave Albedo. In: Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) Products. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02588-9_3

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