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Lecture
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This lecture covers the energy balance in snow, focusing on topics such as snow albedo, spectral effects, forward scattering, shortwave radiation transmission, absorption coefficients, net longwave radiation, radiant vs. kinetic temperature, emissivity, turbulent fluxes, vertical wind profiles, Reynolds decomposition, turbulent heat fluxes, and aerodynamic roughness lengths. It also discusses sensible and latent heat fluxes, topographic influences, irradiance on inclined surfaces, and numerical modeling of snow. The instructor explains the complex interactions between snow properties and energy transfer processes in the atmosphere.