It should come as no surprise that weather conditions in northern climates can greatly impact the effectiveness of solar ...

When you're out in the snow, a lot of the solar radiation your skin receives is reflected from the snow itself. The amount of radiation reflected is known as albedo. Fresh powder snow can have an ...

In addition, BC and other absorbing aerosols deposited on snow or ice surfaces may reduce the surface albedo, leading to reduced reflectance of solar radiation, and hence a heating effect (Hansen ...

Input is received in the form of short-wave solar energy. This is called insolation. Only approximately 52 per cent of this insolation reaches the earth's surface. The rest is absorbed by water ...

In polar regions, snow and ice cover reflect much more of the solar radiation, giving a high albedo effect. For six months the Poles receive no solar energy due to the Earth’s orbit and tilt.

“Albedo refers to the measure of the reflectivity of a surface or material. It is the ratio of reflected solar energy to the total incoming solar radiation. Surfaces with a high albedo, like ...

Chinese scientists, in collaboration with several international research institutions, have led the construction of a high-precision surface solar radiation monitoring system on a near-global scale.