• Albedo estimates for land surface models and support for a new paradigm based on foliage nitrogen concentration
    with D. Y. Hollinger, S. V. Ollingerw, A. D. Richardsonw, T. P. Meyersz, D. B. Dail, M. E. Martinw, N. A. Scott, T. J. Arkebauerk, D. D. Baldocchi, K. L. Clark, P. S. Curtis, K. J. Davis, D. Dragonikk, M. L. Goulden, L. Gu, G. G. Katulzzz, S. G. Pallardy, K. T. Pawu, H. P. Schmid, P. C. Stoy, A. E. Suyker, and S. B. Verma
    Vegetation albedo is a critical component of the Earth's climate system, yet efforts to evaluate and improve albedo parameterizations in climate models have lagged relative to other aspects of model development. Here, we calculated growing season albedos for deciduous and evergreen forests, crops, and grasslands based on over 40 site-years of data from the AmeriFlux network and compared them with estimates presently used in the land surface formulations of a variety of climate models. Generally,…Read more
  • Rural Sociology in India
    Science and Society 25 (2): 182-183. 1961.