In all modern lenses the surface is coated to reduce abrasion, flare, and surface reflectance, and to adjust color balance.

Thus the effects of atmospheric aerosols can be removed from surface products (such as surface reflectance or NDVI).

Conversely, a similar approach can be used to account for the surface reflectance in determining aerosol or cloud properties.

Scientists realize now that these changes in surface reflectance, or albedo, are due to the dust that swirls around the planet.

Unprecedented views were obtained of cloud structures, storm systems, dust clouds, pollutants, forest burning and surface reflectance.

Because of the existence of polar ice, surface reflectance of sunlight is very high.

The surface reflectance of incoming solar radiation is important for the surface energy balance (SEB).

However, because the stylus is in contact with the surface, this method is not sensitive to surface reflectance or color.

In these cases there is surface reflectance and absorption.

As the surface reflectance or optical thickness increase, the degree of polarization decreases.