Albedo…Who’d have thought that the IPCC could miss this?
The Big Bear Solar Observatory’s Earthshine is an attempt to study changes in Earth’s albedo (reflectivity)…http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/earths-albedo-tells-a-interesting-story/

Note how the Earth’s albedo has changed since 1984….A higher albedo causes more solar radiation to be reflected into space. A lower albedo allows more solar radiation to be absorbed by…













