Earth Albedo Diminishing Reflection Simulator

Interactive 2D Radiative Transfer Model (Solar Beam & Photon Tracking) 60 FPS

Incoming Solar (SW)

Reflected Solar (Back to Space)

Absorbed Energy (Trapped Heat)

Clouds & Aerosols

Polar Sea Ice

Planetary Albedo (α)

0.287

Pre-2000: ~0.298

Reflected Solar Flux

97.6 W/m²

Mean Top of Atmosphere

Solar Absorbed Flux

242.6 W/m²

+3.74 W/m² vs Baseline

Energy Imbalance

+1.65 W/m²

Net Planetary Heat Rate

Warming Acceleration

+21.4%

Range: 10% – 30%

Scenario Presets

Reflectivity Drivers

Arctic/Antarctic Ice Loss 18%

Marine Low-Cloud Loss 8%

Aerosol Scattering Reduction 12%

Earth's reflection dropped from ~29.8% to ~28.7%. Cleaner shipping fuels (less sulfur aerosols), shrinking sea-ice coverage, and warmer marine cloud dissipation allow ocean surfaces to absorb an extra 3.74 W/m² of solar energy.

Attribution of Absorption Delta

Marine Stratocumulus Loss +1.72 W/m² (46%)

Polar Ice-Albedo Feedback +1.16 W/m² (31%)

Aerosol Cleaning (IMO 2020 effect) +0.86 W/m² (23%)