Modelled and satellite‐derived surface albedo of lake ice – part II: evaluation of MODIS albedo products

Albedo products (MOD10A1, MYD10A1, and MCD43A3) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) have the potential to be integrated directly into lake ice models such as the Canadian lake ice model (CLIMo) to improve the simulation of freshwater break‐up (ice‐off). The high albedo of snow and lake ice has been shown to affect the timing of break‐up. Therefore, the surface energy balance parameterization of CLIMo requires accurate estimates of albedo when modelling phenology. MOD10A1, MYD10A1, and MCD43A3 were evaluated against in situ snow and ice albedo observations taken over a partially snow‐covered freshwater lake (Malcolm Ramsay Lake) near Churchill, Manitoba, during the ice growth period (15 February 2012 to 25 April 2012). The MODIS albedo products were then compared with the CLIMo's albedo parameterization during the ice break‐up period.

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