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Let’s take a look at some maps of quantities that could potentially affect Earth’s albedo. I generated the following maps using CERES data from the SYN1deg Edition 4.1 Terra-Aqua dataset.
Table of Contents
Changes in Quantities
Changes in Non-Cloud Albedo Contributions


Changes in Snow/Ice Cover


Changes in Aerosol Contribution to Albedo
Note that aerosol contributions to albedo are small, so contours in the following maps are more closely spaced than the contours in the above maps of changes in non-cloud contributions to albedo. The aerosol contributions shown here are barely detectable in the maps of overall non-cloud contributions.


Changes in Column Ozone


Changes in Cloud Cover


Baseline Quantities
Baseline Snow/Ice Coverage


Baseline Column Ozone


Baseline Cloud Cover

