ALBEDO ability of a surface to reflect light & heat energy back into the atmosphere & space Low Medium High anything darker / black anything middle spectrum / green or brown anything lighter color / white rooftops, blacktops, darker soils plants, trees ice, snow, glaciers, clouds

ALBEDO Diagram the albedo of a landscape and be sure to include: land water ice vegetation cities clouds

ALBEDO Diagram the albedo of a landscape and be sure to include: land water ice vegetation cities clouds

ALBEDO Diagram the albedo of a landscape and be sure to include: land water ice vegetation cities clouds

Urban Heat Island Urban area that has a consistently higher temperature than the surrounding rural areas due to the trapping of heat by buildings, concrete, & asphalt.

Permeable paving materials Ways to reduce it: Tree cover / canopy Green rooftops / rooftop gardens Permeable paving materials

Permeable pavers reduce the Urban Heat Island effect.