Evaluating models' response of tropical low clouds to SST forcings using CALIPSO observations

<p>Recent studies have shown that, in response to a surface warming, the marine tropical low-cloud cover (LCC) as observed by passive-sensor satellites substantially decreases, therefore generating a smaller negative value of the top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) cloud radiative effect (CRE). Here w...

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Main Authors: G. Cesana, A. D. Del Genio, A. S. Ackerman, M. Kelley, G. Elsaesser, A. M. Fridlind, Y. Cheng, M.-S. Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/19/2813/2019/acp-19-2813-2019.pdf