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'''Albedo''' is the ratio of the outgoing solar [[radiation]] reflected by an object to the incoming solar radiation incident upon it. <ref> [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary] </ref>
'''Albedo''' is the ratio of the outgoing solar [[radiation]] reflected by an object to the incoming solar radiation incident upon it.<ref>[http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/glossary.php3?mode=all NASA Earth Observatory glossary]</ref>
Albedo is the reflection coefficent of an object to electromagnetic radiation (usually visible [[light]]). The word comes from the Latin word ''albus'', meaning "white."
Albedo is the reflection coefficent of an object to electromagnetic radiation (usually visible [[light]]). The word comes from the Latin word ''albus'', meaning "white."
[[Category:Astronomy]]
[[Category:Astronomy]]
[[Category : Solar Energy]]
[[Category:Solar Energy]]