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There is a clear and urgent need to quantify seasonally varying snow water equivalent and albedo. In this study, the snow bidirectional distribution function (BRDF) from NASA Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) will be used to analyze the impact of forests on snow albedo based on measurements from SnowEx field campaign in western Colorado over Grand Mesa and Senator Beck. Seasonal snow cover is the...