Albedo is a term that represents the ability of Earth’s surface to reflect solar radiation. This is the primary factor of the energy balance between the surface and the atmosphere. When snow falls, ...

FARGO — Albedo is a word describing the portion of the sun’s radiation reflected from a surface. Most solar radiation passes directly through air with relatively little absorption. The reason it is ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo announced plans June 12 to send its first phone-booth-size satellite into very low Earth orbit early next year. Clarity, the Denver-based startup’s first satellite designed to ...

Bifacial technology has become increasingly widely adopted in recent years. Image: Jolywood Researchers in Spain have developed a statistical model aimed at reducing uncertainties in the estimation of ...

Considering the globe as a whole, high clouds and cloud-free scenes result in warming of the Earth's atmosphere, as less energy escapes into space than arrives from the sun. For low clouds, it's the ...

Atmospheric aerosols from human activity influence climate. Uncertainties in the understanding of their effects limit our knowledge about climate change. Aa Aa Aa What is the source and composition of ...