Snow optics This book is the first book of its kind focusing exclusively on the optical properties of snow. As a complex and turbid medium snow is approached as a strongly light scattering (in the visible spectrum) medium with large nonspherical ice grains. The book discusses both experimental and theoretical results as well as the remote sensing of snow using ground based airborne and satellite optical instrumentation. The book will be of particular importance for researchers studying snow characteristics (the size of grains snow pollution and albedo) using various remote sensing techniques.