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As we have observed throughout these proceedings, the chemical balance of seasonal snowcovers is often influenced by the radiation budget of the snowcover and particularly by the albedo of the snow. Reviewing some of the observations which have been made on the changes in snow and ice cover reflectivity due to conditions such as metamorphism of the snowpack, solar altitude changes, and cloud cover variations might therefore be of value in interpreting chemical changes in the snowpack. The information presented is not intended to be comprehensive, but is a sampling of some of the measurements which may provide greater insight into the physical processes that occur.
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Bolsenga, S.J. (1987). Note on Certain Diurnal Variations in the Albedo of Snow and Ice. In: Jones, H.G., Orville-Thomas, W.J. (eds) Seasonal Snowcovers: Physics, Chemistry, Hydrology. NATO ASI Series, vol 211. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3947-9_8
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