Department of Atmospheric Sciences Texas A&,M University College Station Texas USA, Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore California USA
Department of Atmospheric Sciences Texas A&,M University College Station Texas USA
Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore California USA
Department of Atmospheric Sciences Texas A&,M University College Station Texas USA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USA
Cirrus clouds are not only important in determining the current climate but also play an important role in climate change and variability. Analysis of satellite observations shows that the amount and altitude of cirrus clouds (cloud optical depth < 3.6, cloud top pressure < 440 hPa) increase in response to interannual surface warming. Using cirrus cloud radiative kernels, the magnitude of the interannual cirrus feedback is estimated to be 0.20 ± 0.21 W/m 2 /°C, which represents an important component of the cloud feedback. Thus, cirrus clouds are likely to act as a positive feedback on interannual climate fluctuations, by reducing the Earth's ability to radiate longwave radiation to space in response to planetary surface warming. Most of the cirrus feedback comes from increasing cloud amount in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) and subtropical upper troposphere.
Zhou, C., Dessler, A. E., Zelinka, M. D., Yang, P., & Wang, T. (2014). Cirrus feedback on interannual climate fluctuations. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(24). https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL062095
Zhou, C., Dessler, A. E., Zelinka, M. D., et al., "Cirrus feedback on interannual climate fluctuations," Geophysical Research Letters 41, no. 24 (2014), https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL062095
@article{osti_1402286,
author = {Zhou, C. and Dessler, A. E. and Zelinka, M. D. and Yang, P. and Wang, T.},
title = {Cirrus feedback on interannual climate fluctuations},
annote = {Abstract Cirrus clouds are not only important in determining the current climate but also play an important role in climate change and variability. Analysis of satellite observations shows that the amount and altitude of cirrus clouds (cloud optical depth 2 /°C, which represents an important component of the cloud feedback. Thus, cirrus clouds are likely to act as a positive feedback on interannual climate fluctuations, by reducing the Earth's ability to radiate longwave radiation to space in response to planetary surface warming. Most of the cirrus feedback comes from increasing cloud amount in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) and subtropical upper troposphere. },
doi = {10.1002/2014GL062095},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1402286},
journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
issn = {ISSN 0094-8276},
number = {24},
volume = {41},
place = {United States},
publisher = {American Geophysical Union (AGU)},
year = {2014},
month = {12}}
Winker, David M.; Pelon, Jacques R.; McCormick, M. Patrick
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