In this diagram more light is reflected off of the snow than the ice. This means the albedo of snow has a higher percentage than ice.
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nullIn this diagram, when the sunlgith hits the snow it absorbs some of the light, but reflects most of it and when the sunlight hits the ice it absorbs most of it and reflects less of it. -- 2007-11-27
In this diagram, when the sunlight hits the snow it absorbs some of the light, but reflects most of it and when the sunlight hits the ice it absorbs most of it and reflects less of it. -- 2007-11-27
In this diagram, when the sunlight hits the snow it absorbs some of the light, but reflects most of it and when the sunlight hits the ice it absorbs most of it and reflects less of it. This means the albedo of snow has a higher percentage than ice. -- 2007-11-30
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Electromagnetic waves are produced by the motion of electrically charged particles. These waves are also called "electromagnetic radiation" because they radiate from the electrically charged particles. They travel through empty space as well as through air and other substances.
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The term albedo (Latin for white) is commonly used to applied to the overall average reflection coefficient of an object. For example, the albedo of the Earth is 0.39 (Kaufmann) and this affects the equilibrium temperature of the Earth. The greenhouse effect, by trapping infrared radiation, can lower the albedo of the earth and cause global warming.
The albedo of an object will determine its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light. For example, the planets are viewed by reflected sunlight and their brightness depends upon the amount of light received from the sun and their albedo. Mercury receives the maximum amount of sunlight, but its albedo is only 0.1 so it is not as bright as it would be with a higher albedo.
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