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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| 格式: | Journal article |
| 语言: | English |
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2012
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