Brightening of the global cloud field by nitric acid and the associated radiative forcing

Clouds cool Earth's climate by reflecting 20% of the incoming solar energy, while also trapping part of the outgoing radiation. The effect of human activities on clouds is poorly understood, but the present-day anthropogenic cooling via changes of cloud albedo and lifetime could be of the same...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Makkonen, R, Romakkaniemi, S, Kokkola, H, Stier, P, Raisanen, P, Rast, S, Feichter, J, Kulmala, M, Laaksonen, A
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2012