albedo
pronunciation
How to pronounce albedo in British English:
UK [æl'bɪdəʊ]
How to pronounce albedo in American English:
US [æl'bɪdoʊ]
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- Noun:
- the ratio of reflected to incident light
Word Origin
- albedo (n.)
- "ratio of light reflected from a surface," 1859, from Latin albedo, literally "whiteness," from albus "white" (see alb).
Example
- 1. Melting of snow and ice affects albedo in two ways .
- 2. But why not fiddle with the earth 's albedo myself , I thought .
- 3. Sea ice retreat and snow melt reduce earth 's albedo , which can lead to increased warmth and further melting .
- 4. The albedo results , widely reported this week , got succinct treatment by the los angeles times environmental blog .
- 5. Although it still has a high albedo compared to seawater , wet snow is darker than dry snow and consequently can absorb three times the energy .