eng Ansari Education and Research Society Journal of Ultra Scientist of Physical Sciences April 2009 21 1 63 66 jusps-B 1075 article V.B. SUMITHRANAND (sumithranand@gmail.com) 1 M.S. ROXY 1 G. RENUKA 2 2 Department of physics, University of Kerela, Kariavattom (695 581 (INDIA) Department of physics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom (695 581 (INDIA) <p style="text-align: justify;">Using the experimental data recorded by hydro meteorological data acquisition system installed at observatory Thiruvananthapuram (76&deg; 59&#39; E longitude and 8&deg; 30&#39; N latitude) in south Kerala, a study was conducted to capture the effects of soil moisture and soil temperature conditions on surface albedo. The variation of surface albedo with soil temperature and soil moisture on wet and dry days is studied. It was found that surface albedo decreases with increasing soil moisture content. On wet days the high moisture content allows more solar radiations to be used for evaporating water. Hence the less reflected solar radiation reduces the albedo. The reverse is the case on dry days.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> https://ultraphysicalsciences.org/paper/1075/ Surface Albedo Soil Temperature Soil Moisture