Albedo: The fraction of incoming solar radiation reflected by a surface; ice and snow have high albedo (0.8–0.9), while ocean and forest have low albedo (0.06–0.15).
How to apply it: Apply albedo to explain the ice-albedo feedback that accelerates Arctic warming.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Global Change
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