True or False ? Clouds that have a high albedo reflect a significant amount of sunlight that strikes them back to space

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Silvano Cerza · Answer 1 · 2024-08-13T19:50:34+0000

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I'm guessing... True.

Because a cloud usually has a higher albedo than the surface beneath it, the cloud reflects more shortwave radiation back to space than the surface would in the absence of the cloud, thus leaving less solar energy available to heat the surface and atmosphere.

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True or False ? Clouds that have a high albedo reflect a significant amount of sunlight that strikes them back to space

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