Correlation between Increases of the Annual Global Solar Radiation and the Ground Albedo Solar Radiation due to Desertification—A Possible Factor Contributing to Climatic Change
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Definition of Ground Albedo Solar Radiation
3. Experimental Design and Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Calabrò, E.; Magazù, S. Correlation between Increases of the Annual Global Solar Radiation and the Ground Albedo Solar Radiation due to Desertification—A Possible Factor Contributing to Climatic Change. Climate 2016, 4, 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli4040064
Calabrò E, Magazù S. Correlation between Increases of the Annual Global Solar Radiation and the Ground Albedo Solar Radiation due to Desertification—A Possible Factor Contributing to Climatic Change. Climate. 2016; 4(4):64. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli4040064
Chicago/Turabian StyleCalabrò, Emanuele, and Salvatore Magazù. 2016. "Correlation between Increases of the Annual Global Solar Radiation and the Ground Albedo Solar Radiation due to Desertification—A Possible Factor Contributing to Climatic Change" Climate 4, no. 4: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli4040064