Spectral reflectivity and albedo are obtained from airborne measurements of spectral irradiance and radiance during two field campaigns in Leipzig, Germany and Zhongshan, China. The data measured above urban and rural areas have been investigated with respect to the heterogeneity and anisotropy of the surface. Furthermore the spectral albedo and reflectivity measured above the same surface but at different flight altitudes have been analyzed. These data is used to estimate the impact of multiple scattering processes by aerosol particles and gas molecules