Albedo (/ælˈbiːdoʊ/ al-BEE-doh; from Latin albedo 'whiteness') is the fraction of sunlight that is diffusely reflected by a body. It is measured on a...

surface has an albedo between 0.03 and 0.0759. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts the results obtained by IRAS, that is, an albedo of 0.0618...

(ASR). It implies a value of about 0.3 for the mean net albedo of Earth, also called its Bond albedo (A): A S R = ( 1 − A ) × 340   W   m − 2 ≃ 240   W  ...

increase in the albedo of the cloud, known as the cloud albedo effect, First indirect effect or Twomey effect. Evidence supporting the cloud albedo effect has...

Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2021. DiGirolamo, Mike (8 September 2021). "We've crossed four of nine planetary boundaries...

star is. So, a planet with a low albedo that is close to its star can appear brighter than a planet with a high albedo that is far from the star. The darkest...

Mars is among the brightest objects in Earth's sky, and its high-contrast albedo features have made it a common subject for telescope viewing. It is classified...

Bruce; Pavlov, Hristo (2017). "Comprehensive wide-band magnitudes and albedos for the planets, with applications to exo-planets and Planet Nine". Icarus...

alac- cheerful Latin alacer alacrity, allegro alb- dull white Latin albus albedo, albino, albumen alcyon- kingfisher Greek ἀλκυών, ἀλκυόνος (alkuṓn, alkuónos)...

planetary albedo of 1% would eliminate most of radiative forcing from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and thereby global warming, while a 2% albedo increase...