Hemispherical Reflectance
Description
Reflectance of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in reflecting radiant energy. It is the fraction of incident electromagnetic power that is reflected at an interface. The reflectance spectrum or spectral reflectance curve is the plot of the reflectance as a function of wavelength.
Related formulasVariables
R | hemispherical reflectance (dimensionless) |
Φe | radiant flux (W) |
r | exponent of radiant flux reflected by that surface (dimensionless) |
i | exponent of radiant flux received by that surface (dimensionless) |