Definition of cloud albedo

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cloud albedo

The term 'cloud albedo' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' Reflectivity that varies from less than 10% to more than 90% of the insolation and depends on drop sizes, liquid water content, water vapor content, thickness of the cloud, and the sun's zenith angle. The smaller the drops and the greater the liquid water content, the greater the cloud albedo, if all other factors are the same'.

The term 'cloud albedo' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' Reflectivity that varies from less than 10% to more than 90% of the insolation and depends on drop sizes, liquid water content, water vapor content, thickness of the cloud, and the sun's zenith angle. The smaller the drops and the greater the liquid water content, the greater the cloud albedo, if all other factors are the same'.


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