A cultural research into the opposite signifiance of this adjectives
Showing posts with label Geology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geology. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Albedo

Albedo, or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it. Being a dimensionless fraction, it may also be expressed as a percentage, and is measured on a scale from zero for no reflecting power of a perfectly black surface, to 1 for perfect reflection of a white surface.
Albedo global map

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Groundwater

Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. Groundwater is recharged from the surface naturally; natural discharge often occurs at springs and seeps, and can form oases or wetlands.
Groundwater aren't confined only to the Earth: some landforms observed on Mars may have been influenced by groundwater.
Probable groundwater on Mars