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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Planetary albedo Planetary albedo The term 'Planetary albedo' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The fraction of incident solar radiation that is reflected by a planet and returned to space. The planetary albedo of the Earth-atmosphere system is approximately 30 percent, most of which is due to backscatter from clouds in the atmosphere'. The term 'Planetary albedo' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' The fraction of incident solar radiation that is reflected by the Earth-atmosphere system and returned to space, mostly by back scatter from clouds in the atmosphere'. Previous 5 Terms: Plan Sponsor plane plane plane figure planet Next 5 Terms: planetary boundary layer planetesimal planetesimals planetogeny planetology About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.