The solar reflectance of the ground is the fraction (between 0 and 1) of solar/shortwave radiation incident on the ground that is reflected. It is also called albedo.
Unit: dimensionless quantity
| Case | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Asphalt | 0.08 None |
Vogt 2018
:
MR Vogt, T Gewohn, K Bothe, C Schinke, and R Brendel.
Impact of using spectrally resolved ground albedo data for performance simulations of bifacial modules.
In Proceedings of the 35th Eur. Photovolt. Sol. Energy Conference Exhibition, Brussels, 1011–1016. 2018.
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| Snow (fresh, maximum value) | 0.9 None |
Douville 1995
:
H Douville, J-F Royer, and J-F Mahfouf.
A new snow parameterization for the meteo-france climate model.
Climate Dynamics, 12(1):21–35, 1995.
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| Snow (minimum value) | 0.5 None |
Douville 1995
:
H Douville, J-F Royer, and J-F Mahfouf.
A new snow parameterization for the meteo-france climate model.
Climate Dynamics, 12(1):21–35, 1995.
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