Earth Visual Image and Albedos
Albedos of Selected Surfaces
(100% = total reflection,
0% = total absorption)
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Earth Visual Image and Albedos |
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Albedos of Selected Surfaces |
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| Surface |
Albedo [%] (100% = total reflection, 0% = total absorption) |
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| Fresh Snow | 75-95 | |
| Thick Clouds | 60-90 | |
| Old Snow | 35-70 | |
| Thin Clouds | 30-50 | |
| Venus | 78 | |
| Ice | 30-40 | |
| Sand | 15-45 | |
| Jupiter | 44 | |
| Concrete | 15-37 | |
| Earth & Atmosphere (mean) | 30 | |
| Tundra | 15-20 | |
| Mars | 17 | |
| Grassy Field | 10-30 | |
| Dry Plowed Field | 5-20 | |
| Deep Water (depends upon solar altitude) | 5-20 | |
| Urban (mean) | 15 | |
| Water (daily mean) | 10 | |
| Asphalt | 5-15 | |
| Wet Soil | 6-8 | |
| Forest | 3-10 | |
| Moon | 7 | |