soil albedo
1Albedo — The albedo of an object is the extent to which it diffusely reflects light from the sun. It is therefore a more specific form of the term reflectivity. Albedo is defined asthe ratio of diffusely reflected to incident electromagnetic radiation. It …
2Soil Festivities (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Soil Festivities Type = Album Artist = Vangelis Released = 1984 Recorded = 1984, Nemo Studios, London Genre = Electronic Length = 47:59 Label = Polydor Producer = Vangelis Reviews = *Allmusic (4/5)… …
3Classical albedo features on Mars — Mars, as seen through a small telescope, showing the patterns of colour known as albedo features. The classical albedo features of Mars are the light and dark features that can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth based telescope. Before… …
4Martian soil — is the fine regolith found on the surface of Mars. Its properties can differ significantly from those of terrestrial soil. The term Martian soil typically refers to the finer fraction of regolith, that which is composed of grains one centimeter… …
5climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
6Mars — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Mars (disambiguation) …
7Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
8Geology of Mars — Mars   Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope Designations …
9global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
10Climate of Mars — Mosaic image of Mars as seen by Viking 1, 22 February 1980 The climate of Mars has been an issue of scientific curiosity for centuries, not least because Mars is the only terrestrial planet whose surface can be directly observed in detail from… …
