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Earth, the water planet
Latitude and longitude
Why are there seasons?
When will the sun rise?
What is an albedo?
What is Earth's albedo
What is density
What is snow?
What is sea ice?
Zoom in on sea ice
What is tundra?
Understanding data
The metric system
Is there life in the Arctic?
Glossary
Northern Lights
The Hall of Arctic explorers
Whales in the Arctic
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Albedos of snow, ice, and tundra
New
snow
albedo
is 0.80
Melting snow albedo is 0.70
Melting
sea ice
albedo is 0.65
Lake ice albedo is 0.50
Light
melt pond
albedo is 0.40
Dark
melt pond
albedo is 0.20
Tundra
albedo is 0.20
Dirty
melt pond
albedo is 0.10
Arctic Ocean albedo is 0.07
What is the albedo of the earth?