Assuming surface
reflectivities ranging from 4 % (like the darkest known KBOs), to 15 % (like many KBOs), to 35 % (like Charon), this is what we find:
Not exact matches
The performance of E Ink's e-paper displays has been doubling with each successive generation — about every 18 months — and «dynamic
range reflectivity» (what we think of as contrast in an emissive display such as an LCD) has been doubling as well.
Generally, in this region you may have several melt re-freeze cycles, with a blanket of new fallen snow with a
reflectivity in the UV
range of near 90 % versus something in the area of 50 % of ice within the first foot.
I don't know enough about this yet to make a factual statement but it just could be that low level cloud
reflectivity in the IR
range is actually rather low.....
The
range of model projections for each emissions scenario is the result of the differences in the ways the models represent key factors such as water vapor, ice and snow
reflectivity, and clouds, which can either dampen or amplify the initial effect of human influences on temperature.
The main purpose of this radar is to determine the first three Doppler moments (
reflectivity, vertical velocity, and spectral width) at a
range resolution of approximately 30 meters from near - ground to nearly 20 km in altitude.