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Oceanography > Albedo
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Albedo Defined
The ratio between the amount of light a body reflects or scatters and the total amount of light that falls on the body. E.g. an albedo of 90% means 90% of the light is reflected, only 10% is absorbed.
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Thu Jul 2
- NASA MODIS dataset showing urban coverage: very high resolution 500m, there is an albedo dataset which could be used together with this
Wed Jun 24
Tue Jun 23
- Pavement strategies can reduce the urban heat island effect: article from LAM
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Mon May 18
- A White Roof isn't Always the Right Roof: Previous article have explained how having a white roof cuts energy costs and can help combat global warming. This article points out that it isn't always so simple. A good, short read.
Sun Apr 26
- Hot Desert Albedo Peer reviewed article: higher albedo hot desert= less rainfall lower albedo desert = more rainfall
Fri Apr 24
- [2009-01-15] Cooling the planet with crops: University of Bristol
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