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How does incoming solar radiation reflect in space by albedo effect?

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Reflection is the property of waves when they struck on a surface. Albedo effect is the measure of radiation reflected by a surface. It is the ratio of the reflected radiation to the incident radiation on a surface. By studying albedo of a surface we able to find out how much that surface absorbs the radiation. The more the ratio the absorption of radiation take place. The albedo of black body is zero as it absorbs all the radiation falls on it.

Solar radiation reflects by following the same principle of reflection, albedo just tell us the measure of reflection.


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