Diurnal cloud cycle biases in climate models
The timing of clouds is critical to the Earth’s energy balance. Here the authors show that in current climate models, clouds over the land tend to peak too early in the morning, reflecting less solar radiation than observed.
Main Authors: | Jun Yin, Amilcare Porporato |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02369-4 |
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