cloud albedo

By admin_wla | Tue, 4 Feb 2014 - 12:13
Reflectivity that varies from less than 10% to more than 90% of the insolation and depends on drop sizes, liquid water content, water vapor content, thickness of the cloud, and the sun's zenith angle. The smaller the drops and the greater the liquid water content, the greater the cloud albedo, if all other factors are the same. Source: NASA (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Glossary)