Research Brief: Quantifying the impact of pavement reflectivity on radiative forcing and building energy demand in neighborhoods
Albedo is the measure of the fraction of solar energy reflected by the Earth’s surface. High-albedo surfaces, which are lighter in color, absorb less sunlight energy and reflect more shortwave radiation. The change in radiative energy balance, which is called radiative forcing (RF), reduces nearby a...
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107404 |