Effects of clouds on the Earth's Albedo (IMAGE)

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Effects of clouds on the Earth's Albedo

Caption

Considering the globe as a whole, high clouds and cloud-free scenes result in warming of the Earth's atmosphere, as less energy escapes into space than arrives from the sun. For low clouds, it's the opposite, so their decline leads to warming. 

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Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Yves Nowak

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