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Description
Using an Angstrom pyranometer ( an albedometer) to measure albedo. Albedo isthe ratio of the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected by a body to theamount incident upon it, commonly expressed as a percentage. Ice has a very high albedo while dark surfaces have low albedo. 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