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entity > material entity > substance > radiation > albedo
variable > albedo

Preferred term

albedo  

Definition

  • [Henderson's] ratio of the amount of light reflected by a surface to the amount of incident light, surfaces with the higher albedo having the greater reflectivity.

Broader concept

Scope note

  • LTER EU controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21351

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