Computation of Blue-Sky Albedo from MODIS MCD43A1 Data

August 5, 2026

This repository contains Python scripts for calculating black-sky, white-sky, and blue-sky (actual) albedo from the MODIS Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) parameters MCD43A1 product (doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD43A1.061).

Publication Year	2026
Title	Computation of Blue-Sky Albedo from MODIS MCD43A1 Data
DOI	10.5066/P1QTVDVR
Authors	Jason C Bellino, Jack McNelis
Product Type	Software Release
Record Source	USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization	Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center - Tampa, FL Office
Rights	This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal

Computation of Blue-Sky Albedo from MODIS MCD43A1 Data

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