Vertical profile of the specific surface area and density of the snow at Dome C and on a transect to Dumont D'Urville, Antarctica - albedo calculations and comparison to remote sensing products.

The article presents a study which examines the vertical profile of the snow's specific surface area (SSA) and density at Dome C and Dumont D'Urville in Antarctica. The study assesses the infrared (IR) reflectance of snow at 1310 nanometers using the dual-frequency integrating sphere for snow (DUFISS) system. It is found out that the vertical profile of SSA and density can be used in calculating the spectral albedo of the snow for several illumination conditions.