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CharlieWard

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What is Rayleigh scatter? How does scattering contribute to the color of the sky.
 
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What does albedo mean? Discuss the albedo of different surfaces including several not explicitly discussed in the textbook.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
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Rayleigh is the differential scatter of visible light due to the presence of atmospheric gases and particulates smaller than the wavelengths of most visible light. As a result, mostly light in the blue and violets wavelengths are scattered, given the sky on a clear day it's blue color.

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Albedo is the reflective quality of a surface. Lighter objects have higher albedo; darker objects have lower albedo.For instance, white sand dunes have a higher albedo than a rainforest canopy.


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Wow, this really help

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