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albedo

Clouds over the ocean as viewed from space.
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Darker, Less Cloudy Earth Contributed to Record Heat

by Nathaniel Scharping 8 January 20258 January 2025

Decreases to our planet’s albedo caused by fewer low-lying clouds helped push temperatures to historic highs in 2023, according to new research.

A man bends over to plant a sapling. There is a wheelbarrow next to him and a road and green field behind him.
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Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climate as Previously Believed

by Moriah McDonald 21 March 202421 March 2024

The climate benefits of trees storing carbon dioxide is partially offset by dark forests’ absorption of more heat from the Sun, and compounds they release that slow the destruction of methane in the atmosphere.

World map with radiative forcing data.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Sensing the Color of Soil for Climate Modeling

Eric Davidson, president-elect of AGU by Eric Davidson 20 July 202328 August 2023

The color of soil reflecting the Sun’s rays affects the Earth’s climate and water cycle. Using satellite data that senses many wavelengths improves soil reflectivity estimates, especially in deserts.

一只驼鹿站在山上,部分被灌木遮挡,背景是松树。
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驼鹿可以给森林地面降温

by Rebecca Dzombak 29 March 202329 March 2023

通过让砍伐整齐的森林变得斑驳,驼鹿在森林中创造出一个反射表面,可以反射阳光并降低温度。

A moose stands on a hill, partially occluded by shrubbery. Pine trees rise in the background.
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Munching Moose Cool Forest Floors

by Rebecca Dzombak 7 March 202329 March 2023

By making clear-cut forests patchier, moose create a reflective surface that bounces back sunlight and keeps temperatures down.

Two graphs showing monthly mean multi-model mean shortwave flux biases over ocean and land.
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AeroCom Models Improved with Aerosol and Albedo Constraints

by Jiwen Fan 20 October 202113 March 2023

Satellite data has been used to correct the aerosol loading and land surface albedo in several AeroCom models, which has improved shortwave flux biases between models and observations.

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Is Earth’s Albedo Symmetric Between the Hemispheres?

by Sarah Kang 11 August 202122 April 2022

The two hemispheres feature the same planetary albedo despite a larger land fraction in the north, because storms over the southern ocean are cloudier than their northern counterparts.

Meltwater flows in a canyon around 30 meters deep in Greenland.
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Mapping Ice Algal Blooms from Space

by E. Underwood 17 April 20196 July 2022

Satellite data reveal how colorful algae are melting the Greenland ice sheet.

A horizon on the ocean
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Ice Drove Past Indo-Pacific Climate Variance

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 2 April 20192 March 2023

Researchers used both terrestrial and marine proxy data to reconstruct the dramatic and dynamic climatic changes.

Researchers simulate sulfate aerosol injections to better understand how solar geoengineering projects can be tailored to combat climate change
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Tailoring Aerosol Injections to Achieve Desired Climate Effects

by Terri Cook 16 April 20186 July 2022

Two-dimensional simulations of sulfate aerosol injections suggest that solar geoengineering projects can be customized to maximize solar reflection and help achieve potential climate objectives.

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