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Spherical albedo

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009128

The fraction of incident solar radiation that is reflected by a celestial body, integrated over all wavelengths and directions. This value represents the overall reflectivity of a planet or moon to sunlight. Earth's spherical albedo is approximately 0.3, meaning 30% of incoming solar radiation is reflected back to space.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009128
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009128",
  "term": "Spherical albedo",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The fraction of incident solar radiation that is reflected by a celestial body, integrated over all wavelengths and directions. This value represents the overall reflectivity of a planet or moon to sunlight. Earth's spherical albedo is approximately 0.3, meaning 30% of incoming solar radiation is reflected back to space.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/spherical-albedo/"
}

Record 8,956 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.