What is Albedo?

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends on the texture, color, and size of the object's surface. The highest albedo on Earth is found in sandy and snowy surfaces, while the lowest albedo is found in forested areas and plowed moist soils. It is synonymous with reflectivity.

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A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

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