Surface reflectivity
Overview
This layer shows surface reflectivity, a measure of how much sunlight a surface reflects. Here, surface reflectivity is expressed as a value between 0 and 100%, representing the proportion of incoming solar radiation reflected by a surface. This same information is also common reported as albedo, a number beween 0 (for no light reflected) and 1 (for all light reflected). Light-colored surfaces have higher reflectivities, while darker surfaces absorb more heat and have lower reflectivities. The data are derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery using the methods of Bonafoni and Sekertekin (2020) for calculating albedo, which represents reflectivity on a scale of 0 to 1, and downscaled to a higher spatial resolution.