The Albedo Effect Explained With The DaisyWorld Model (NASA)

NASA: A look at how the historic DaisyWorld model illustrates […]

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Chris Machens

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March 7, 2014

NASA: A look at how the historic DaisyWorld model illustrates earth science concepts, such as albedo and feedback loops. This webshort was produced as an educational tie-in with the Science on a Sphere feature LOOP.

The Albedo Effect Explained With The Daisyworld Model

A look at how the historic DaisyWorld model illustrates earth science concepts, such as albedo and feedback loops.

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Wikipedia: Albedo

Earth-orbiting satellites see Arctic surface darkening faster The retreat of Arctic sea ice is diminishing Earth’s albedo, or reflectivity, by an amount about twice as large as previously thought.

James Lovelock explains his DaisyWorld Model  (2011)

Wikipedia: Daisyworld model

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Covering the climate for Climate State since 2011. Peter Sinclair noted in 2017, "Climate State has been doing an absolutely amazing job of providing a useful historical archive of important experts warning on climate issues through past decades."

3 Comments

  1. ClimateState March 7, 2014 at 12:08 pm - Reply
  2. TheRealArchAngel March 21, 2014 at 11:26 am - Reply

    Sun never passes the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn thus the -22
    degree water at the south pole and -4 degree water at North pole that the
    ocean current churns slower in Winter to build ice in Winter and faster in
    Summer which drives the Polar Ice back…….where are those “sun rays”
    from above P:ole coming from?(Im sure the Emperor Penguins that weather 3
    months of Winter Storm in darkness would want that)

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      Chris Machens March 22, 2014 at 2:40 am - Reply

      Thanks, very interesting observation there.

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