Cape Henry, Virginia 1900 Circa 704. Mr. Peter Wood and child at Amarillo, Texas, weather station. An Angstrom pyranometer, used to measure albebo. Albedo is the ratio of the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected by a body to the amount incident upon it, commonly expressed as a percentage.
Ice has a very high albedo while dark surfaces have low albedo.
The measuring element is to the left. An Angstrom pyranometer, used to measure albebo. Albedo is the ratio of the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected by a body to the amount incident upon it, commonly expressed as a percentage. Ice has a very high albedo while dark surfaces have low albedo. The measuring element is to the left.