On bright, snowy days, it is important to protect your eyes from the sun's reflection off the snow by wearing sunglasses or goggles with UV protection to avoid snow blindness.

Albedo is a term that represents the ability of Earth’s surface to reflect solar radiation. This is the primary factor of the energy balance between the surface and the atmosphere. When snow falls, ...

Satellite imagery startup Albedo is preparing for its up-close-and-personal debut. Albedo’s first satellite will take to orbit next spring as the company looks to turn the commercial Earth observation ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo announced plans June 12 to send its first phone-booth-size satellite into very low Earth orbit early next year. Clarity, the Denver-based startup’s first satellite designed to ...

FARGO — Albedo is a word describing the portion of the sun’s radiation reflected from a surface. Most solar radiation passes directly through air with relatively little absorption. The reason it is ...

Bifacial technology has become increasingly widely adopted in recent years. Image: Jolywood Researchers in Spain have developed a statistical model aimed at reducing uncertainties in the estimation of ...

Considering the globe as a whole, high clouds and cloud-free scenes result in warming of the Earth's atmosphere, as less energy escapes into space than arrives from the sun. For low clouds, it's the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The color you choose from your closet can significantly impact how warm you feel on a sunny day. This is due to an effect called Albedo. Albedo is a term that describes ...