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Description
An Angstrom pyranometer, used to measure albebo. Albedo is the ratio of theamount of electromagnetic radiation reflected by a body to the amount incidentupon it, commonly expressed as a percentage. Ice has a very high albedo whiledark surfaces have low albedo. The measuring element is to the left. In:Monthly Weather Review, March 1931, p. 118.
Display Date
1930 Circa
Location
Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
Collection
Weather Service
Measuring Instruments and Methods
Keywords
Instruments
Measurement
Albedo