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Radiation Budget Activity: Data

 Radiation of energy from the sun.

Satellites and the Radiation Budget

Lab Team: ________________, ________________, ________________, ________________

Questions to Complete:

  1. What is albedo?


  2. Find a Web Site (from the list below) with a data image showing the surface albedo for January with an 8-year average.

    URL:

  3. What would it mean if there was an albedo of 0% ?


  4. What would it mean if there was an albedo of 50% ?


  5. How can you obtain more information about topics to these questions?


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