Estimation of snow albedo reduction by light absorbing impurities using Monte Carlo radiative transfer model

Deep Sengupta1, Dr. Lan Gao2, Eric M Wilcox3, Nicholas David Beres3, Hans Moosmüller4 and Andrey Khlystov5, (1)Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Reno, NV, United States, (2)Desert Research Institute Reno, Reno, NV, United States, (3)Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Reno, United States, (4)Desert Research Institute, Laboratory for Aerosol Science, Spectroscopy, and Optics, Reno, NV, United States, (5)Desert Research Institute Reno, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Reno, NV, United States