Albedo Definition

ăl-bēdō
albedoes, albedos
noun
albedos
The fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation reflected by a surface, especially of a celestial body.
American Heritage
The reflecting power of a planet, satellite, or asteroid, expressed as a ratio of reflected light to the total amount falling on the surface.
Webster's New World
The spongy white tissue on the inside of the rind of citrus fruit.
American Heritage
The degree to which a surface reflects subnuclear particles, esp. neutrons, that strike it: expressed as the ratio of the number of particles that leave the surface in any direction to the number that strike it.
Webster's New World

(physics, meteorology, astronomy) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • reflective power

Other Word Forms of Albedo

Noun

Singular:
albedo
Plural:
albedoes, albedos

Origin of Albedo

  • Late Latin albēdō whiteness from Latin albus white albho- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin albēdō (“whiteness”).

    From Wiktionary

Albedo Sentence Examples

  • The value of the geometric albedo of Mimas reported here, is definitely higher than the currently accepted value of about 0.5.

  • Kipp & Zonen Net Radiometers in use recording surface albedo at the Jornada test site, New Mexico, USA in May 1997.

  • Visible channels are percentage albedo and have values 0 to 100.

  • This could impact the global climate system through its effect on the carbon and water cycles and on the earth's albedo.

  • Secondly the clouds, which have a high albedo, can create a negative feedback helping to cool the forest area.

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Words Starting With

AALALB

Words Ending With

ODOEDO

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Words Starting With A and Ending With O

Starts With A & Ends With OStarts With AL & Ends With OStarts With A & Ends With DO

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