The absorptivity is the fraction of incident light power that is absorbed by the body/surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Road Map #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

It increases the ‘effective’ absorptivity of the earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

I assume you are referring to the absorptivity of pure water?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

I repeat, at his current concentration, OCO has an absorptivity of 0.00092.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #19 « Climate Audit] Reference

The greenhouse effect merely acts to increase ‘effective’ absorptivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

The things not considered are: 1. CO2 balance concerns to emissivity-absorptivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #21 « Climate Audit] Reference

The soil has an absorptivity of 0.82 to 0.92, depending on the composition and the wavelength.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #19 « Climate Audit] Reference

Ice has a very high reflectivity and a very low absorptivity in the wavelengths of solar radiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Environmentalists On Hunters] Reference

Also, when temperature increases above 540 R, the absorptivity-emissivity of CO2 decreases considerably.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #11 « Climate Audit] Reference

Once he reached saturation near black body absorptivity there is no difference and can be no difference.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

If we increase the temperature above 540 R the absorptivity-emissivity of CO2 diminishes logarithmically.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #13 « Climate Audit] Reference

In order to get our current temperature T, of 287K we need an ‘effective’ absorptivity of near unity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The "First" Assessed Likely Range for Climate Sensitivity « Climate Audit] Reference

The Earth is operating with an effective absorptivity taking into account the atmosphere etc. close to one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

The absorptivity of CO2 is limited by its density in the M and U troposphere and the tropospheric temperature.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #11 « Climate Audit] Reference

Note that absorptivity and emissivity are properties of objects - they do not imply any particular absorption or emission.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

It might be that you have recently recognized that absorptivity, emissivity and scattering is dependent on the wavelenght.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

He divides emissivity by the remainder after the albedo is subtracted from 1 i.e. the presumed absorptivity of the surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gerry North's Suggested Reading on Climate Models « Climate Audit] Reference

You say, “I was under the impression that emissivity/absorptivity and albedo were complementary at any given wavelength.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gerry North's Suggested Reading on Climate Models « Climate Audit] Reference

The absorptivity, emissivity and total emittancy of real gases are highly influenced by their partial pressures Engel & Reid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #20 « Climate Audit] Reference

On the other hand, a polished metal has a very low absorptivity and emissivity for both solar radiation and longwave radiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whitewashing the Temperature Record « Climate Audit] Reference

This condition makes the CO2 has a limited absorptivity of heat, then q could remain unaltered, while mCp will be a higher number.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #12 « Climate Audit] Reference

A quick look at the absorptivity of methane shows that it has a peak at 7 um in the region where the H2O absorptivity is not maxed out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded « Climate Audit] Reference

This is independent whether we consider a black or a gray emitter because the special case of the absorptivity equal to unity is included.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

The absorptivity and emissivity thus start at zero and assymptically approach 1 with increasing optical thickness.    From Wordnik.com.  [RealClimate] Reference

The absorptivity of each type of sound absorber is dramatically (in some cases) influenced by the mounting method employed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mix] Reference

It increases the effective’ absorptivity of the earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

The absorptivity of the outside of the walls and roof is 80% (a.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Case studies] Reference

Kirchhoff’s law states that absorptivity and emissivity are always equal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

(absorption from and emission toward) absorption cross section = emission cross section; absorptivity = emissivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [RealClimate] Reference

(misapplication of Kirchoff's law: it doesn't say it must be the same energy photon, just that emissivity is the same as absorptivity).    From Wordnik.com.  [RealClimate] Reference

The CO2 has a limited absorptivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #13 « Climate Audit] Reference

You mean absorptivity and emissivity?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Climate Scientists, Unfiltered] Reference

Reflectivity, absorptivity and emissivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [3. Design rules] Reference

I refer to this as the effective absorptivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The "First" Assessed Likely Range for Climate Sensitivity « Climate Audit] Reference

That is emissivity/absorptivity = 1 – albedo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gerry North's Suggested Reading on Climate Models « Climate Audit] Reference

It has SW absorptivity A, and IR emissivity ε.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rabett Run] Reference

The maximum absorptivity is one — a black body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unthreaded #3 « Climate Audit] Reference

High liquid absorptivity; 4.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

Molar absorptivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference