ice-albedo feedback

noun

Definitions

  1. A climate process involving positive feedback, where a change in the area of ice caps,…

    A climate process involving positive feedback, where a change in the area of ice caps, glaciers and sea ice alters the albedo and surface temperature of a planet, because ice reflects more solar energy back into space than land or open water.

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