albedos
- plural of albedo.
Example Sentences
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For example, during climate cooling, growth of glaciers leads to higher albedos, and formation of permafrost results in storage of carbon that would otherwise have returned quickly to the atmosphere.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Earth’s various surfaces have widely differing albedos, expressed as the percentage of light that reflects off a given material.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Land, vegetation and open ocean, being darker, have low albedos because they absorb most of the energy.
From Nature ● Feb. 29, 2012
Snow and ice have high albedos and reflect 60% to 90 of the Sun's energy.
From Nature ● Feb. 29, 2012
