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TeachMeFinance.com - explain albedo albedo The term 'albedo' as it applies to the area of the environment can be defined as 'The fraction of solar radiation reflected by a surface or object, often expressed as a percentage. Snow covered surfaces have a high albedo; the albedo of soils ranges from high to low; vegetation covered surfaces and oceans have a low albedo. The Earth's albedo varies mainly through varying cloudiness, snow, ice, leaf area and land cover changes'. The term 'albedo' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Reflectivity; the fraction of radiation striking a surface that is reflected by that surface'. The term 'albedo' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' The fraction of the total solar radiation incident on a body that is reflected by it'. Previous 5 Terms: alar ALARA Alaska Current alaudine ALB Next 5 Terms: Alberta Clipper albicant albolith albugineous Albumin About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.