The other big factor is the reflectance of snow, known as albedo. Albedo is defined as the ratio between how much light a material reflects -- to the amount of incoming light. We give different ...

A newly published scientific study, (“Community estimate of global glacier mass changes from 2000 to 2023,” Nature, 19 ...

Spring weather across our region is mostly caused by the battle between two air masses — one cold and to our north, and the ...

In addition, BC and other absorbing aerosols deposited on snow or ice surfaces may reduce the surface albedo, leading to reduced reflectance of solar radiation, and hence a heating effect (Hansen ...

The Swiss cheese holes are due to something called the albedo effect. When light falls on a surface, two things can happen. The light (and the energy it carries) can be absorbed by the surface ...

“The albedo effect influences temperature and can have ... Surfaces with a high albedo, like snow or white roofs, reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat, making them cooler.

My work addresses aerosol composition, microphysical treatment, atmospheric processing, and snow albedo feedbacks ... includes improvements to this overestimation and analysis of the effect on aerosol ...

noting this percentage surpasses by far the 70-75% reflectivity offered by snow, which is the best form of albedo surface. “Reasonable paving of reflective materials on the ground can enhance ...