GARP SCR: Understanding Albedo effect This question was first posed by one of the group member Divya Papneja from the Linkedin group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12842133/). The Albedo effect, also known as Albedo, refers to the measure of the reflectivity or reflective properties of a surface. It quantifies how much of the incoming solar radiation (sunlight) is reflected back into space, as opposed to being absorbed by the surface. Albedo is typically expressed as a percentage, with 0% indicating perfect absorption (all incoming radiation is absorbed), and 100% indicating perfect reflection (all incoming radiation is reflected). (Although various components of the Earth's surface display huge variable ranges in the amount of light they absorb or reflect, the global average reflectance/absorption of Earth, known as Albedo, has remained constant at ~31%. KEN GOULD, NEW YORK STATE REGENTS EARTH SCIENCE. Source:Forbes) To put it simply, the whiter the surface ...