The zonal and global albedoes of the earth

A. Henderson-Sellers; A. J. Meadows

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v31i2.10422

The zonal and global albedoes of the earth

Tellus

Volume 31 (1979): Issue 2

By: A. Henderson-Sellers and A. J. Meadows

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|Jan 1979

Abstract

Changes in global albedo of the Earth can depend on regional variations in reflectivity. We compare here three regional factors that have been considered capable of causing significant changes in global albedo, representing them approximately by zonal averages. Our calculations suggest that

(1) large latitudinal changes in ice cover will have only a slight effect on the planetary albedo, and

(2) latitudinal shifts in the cloud belts can produce significant changes in the planetary albedo.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v31i2.10422 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 170 - 173

Submitted on: Jul 18, 1978

Published on: Jan 1, 1979

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1979 A. Henderson-Sellers, A. J. Meadows, published by Stockholm University Press
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