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TeachMeFinance.com - explain cloud albedo cloud albedo The term 'cloud albedo' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' Reflectivity that varies from less than 10% to more than 90% of the insolation and depends on drop sizes, liquid water content, water vapor content, thickness of the cloud, and the sun's zenith angle. The smaller the drops and the greater the liquid water content, the greater the cloud albedo, if all other factors are the same'. The term 'cloud albedo' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' Reflectivity that varies from less than 10% to more than 90% of the insolation and depends on drop sizes, liquid water content, water vapor content, thickness of the cloud, and the sun's zenith angle. The smaller the drops and the greater the liquid water content, the greater the cloud albedo, if all other factors are the same'. Previous 5 Terms: Closed Basin Closed Basin Lake Flooding Closed Captioning Closed Low Cloud Next 5 Terms: Cloud Ceiling Cloud Condensation Nuclei Cloud Enhancement cloud feedback cloud forcing 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.