Re:Runway melts at London Luton airport as temperatures in U...
by Swizec on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @02:49PM
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From GP:
> Traditional asphalt has a low albedo, which means it reflects radiation poorly and instead absorbs it
Seems like a pretty good high level explanation of why that matters. Darker objects absorb energy instead of reflecting it. I'm sure there's more to it than that when you get into details.
> Traditional asphalt has a low albedo, which means it reflects radiation poorly and instead absorbs it
Seems like a pretty good high level explanation of why that matters. Darker objects absorb energy instead of reflecting it. I'm sure there's more to it than that when you get into details.