"ice-albedo feedback" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. A climate process involving positive feedback, where a change in the area of ice caps, glaciers and sea ice alters the albedo and surface temperature of a planet, because ice reflects more solar energy back into space than land or open water. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Climate change

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