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The table below lists the albedo of many of Earth's different surface environments. Which of the following would increase Earth's albedo? TABLE 2-1 Average Albedo Hange of Earth's Surfaces Albedo range (percent) Surface Fresh snow or ice Old, melting snow Clouds Desert sand Soil Tundra Grasslands Forest Water 60-90% 40 70 40 90 30-50 5-30 15-35 18-25 5-20 5-10 dapred fromW D. Sellers, Physical Climatology Chicago: Unicersity of ChicagoPres, 1965), and from R. G. Barry and R . Cly, Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate, 4th ed. New York Metbneu, 1982. the melting of large areas of snow cover in spring in the northern hemisphere a reduction in the amount of cloud cover O a large increase in global sea level O replacement of forest areas with areas of tundra

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1. replacement of forest areas with areas of tundra

2. increase global temperature

3.9171 W/m2

4.reyleigh scattering

5.winters would be colder and summer would be warmer

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