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 polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
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