THE ALBEDO OF THE PLANET EARTH AND OF CLOUDS
- 1 August 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Meteorology
- Vol. 6 (4) , 277-282
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1949)006<0277:taotpe>2.0.co;2
Abstract
The albedo of the whole earth is calculated to be 35 per cent, largely on the basis of Danjon's visual lunar measurements. The calculations also give a value of about 0.50 for the average albedo of clouds, which is in better agreement with measurements than the currently accepted value. Abstract The albedo of the whole earth is calculated to be 35 per cent, largely on the basis of Danjon's visual lunar measurements. The calculations also give a value of about 0.50 for the average albedo of clouds, which is in better agreement with measurements than the currently accepted value.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- On the Atmospheric Transmission of Sun Radiation. IIGeografiska Annaler, 1930
- The Albedo of Various Surfaces of GroundGeografiska Annaler, 1925