Growth Rate of a Coconut Palm in Central Florida. I just returned home from a trip down to Central Florida where I haven't visited for well over a month. I planted a dwarf coconut palm about 3 feet in height there on June 20 at my girlfriend's apartment in Kissimmee. When I arrived there Thursday evening I noticed the palm is now around 6 feet high - man it grew fast! This was my first time growing a coconut palm, or any palm in Florida for that matter.
Albedo is a non-dimensional, unitless quantity that indicates how well a surface reflects solar energy. Albedo (Ã®Â±) varies between 0 and 1. Albedo commonly refers to the whiteness of a surface, with 0 meaning black and 1 meaning white. A value of 0 means the surface is a perfect absorber that absorbs all incoming energy. Absorbed solar energy can be used to heat the surface or, when sea ice is present, melt the surface.
1 The earth's atmosphere contains trace gases, some of which absorb heat. These gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide) are referred to as greenhouse gases.. 2  Albedo has an important influence on the earth's temperature.  Greenhouses are structures designed to retain heat.