Albedo Animation

  • Released Thursday, September 5, 2019
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This is a conceptual animation showing how polar ice reflects light from the sun.

Full albedo sequence


As this ice begins to melt, less sunlight gets reflected into space.


It is instead absorbed into the oceans and land, raising the overall temperature, and fueling further melting.

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

This page was originally published on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
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