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.
Glossary
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...
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