Heat and energy in the atmosphere - Fundamentals of the Physical Environment - page 48

Plate 3.2 A visible waveband Meteosat image showing variation in albedo over a variety of surfaces. Where cloud-free the
oceans stand out as dark, and the contrast between the vegetated surface of West Africa and the Sahara Desert is striking.
Image: courtesy of the NERC satellite station, University of Dundee, and EuMetSat