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Feedback between climate change and the effect of clouds on radiation
A cloud feedback is a climate change feedback where some aspects of cloud characteristics (e.g. cloud cover, composition or height) are altered due to
Cloud_feedback
Feedback related to climate change
greenhouse gas, it also influences feedbacks in the distribution of clouds and temperatures in the atmosphere. Biological feedbacks are mostly associated with
Climate_change_feedbacks
Control concept
various climate systems on Earth. One such feedback system is the interaction between solar radiation, cloud cover, and planet temperature. In many physical
Negative_feedback
Human-caused changes to climate on Earth
negative feedbacks reduce it. The main reinforcing feedbacks are the water-vapour feedback, the ice–albedo feedback, and the net cloud feedback. The primary
Climate_change
Visible mass of particles suspended in the atmosphere
"A World Without Clouds". Quanta Magazine. Bony, S. (2005). "Marine boundary layer clouds at the heart of tropical cloud feedback uncertainties in climate
Cloud
American meteorologist (born 1955)
published a paper in Geophysical Research Letters regarding negative cloud feedback in the tropics that potentially supports Richard Lindzen's Iris hypothesis
Roy_Spencer_(meteorologist)
Climatic effect causing a planet's atmosphere to trap heat and prevent cooling
well as cloud feedbacks. The effect of clouds on calculating thermal radiation limits is still in debate (specifically, whether or not water clouds present
Runaway_greenhouse_effect
Proposed cloud-seeding technique
Marine cloud brightening (MCB), also known as marine cloud seeding or marine cloud engineering, may be a way to make stratocumulus clouds over the sea
Marine_cloud_brightening
Fraction of incoming sunlight reflected by clouds
in cloud albedo caused by variations in cloud properties have a significant effect on global climate, having the ability to spiral into feedback loops
Cloud_albedo
American geophysicist
Applied Sciences. His dissertation was titled A high-latitude convective cloud feedback. Abbot's doctoral advisor was Eli Tziperman [Wikidata]. From 2008 to
Dorian_Abbot
Loop that increases an initial effect
Positive feedback (exacerbating feedback, self-reinforcing feedback) is a process that occurs in a feedback loop where the outcome of a process reinforces
Positive_feedback
concluded that, even under gradual environmental change, eco-evolutionary feedback can create a tipping point beyond which adaptation fails, as genetic drift
2026_in_climate_change
Atmospheric heat retention
of particular clouds (including their type, height, and optical properties). Thin cirrus clouds can have a net warming effect. Clouds can absorb and
Greenhouse_effect
Atmospheric phenomenon
temperatures form cloud particles. There are three types of PSC clouds—nitric acid trihydrate clouds, slowly cooling water-ice clouds, and rapid cooling
Ozone_depletion
Climatic and oceanographic cycle affecting Southeast Asia, Australia and Africa
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Indian_Ocean_Dipole
Chemical compound
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Carbon_dioxide
Climate change scenarios
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Shared_Socioeconomic_Pathways
Proposed economic stimulus program
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Green_New_Deal
effect of changes in clouds in response to global warming is to amplify human-induced warming, that is, the net cloud feedback is positive (high confidence)
Causes_of_climate_change
Impact of human life on Earth and environment
potential, recently estimated at 28 without and 34 with climate-carbon feedbacks, methane emission is currently contributing relatively little to global
Human impact on the environment
Human_impact_on_the_environment
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List of locations and entities by greenhouse gas emissions
List_of_locations_and_entities_by_greenhouse_gas_emissions
Arctic has warmed faster than most other regions due to climate change feedbacks. Surface air temperatures over land have also increased at about twice
Effects_of_climate_change
Greenhouse gases emitted from human activities
on snow and ice. Indirect heating can be caused by the interaction with clouds. Black carbon stays in the atmosphere for only several days to weeks. Emissions
Greenhouse_gas_emissions
Fuel derived from biological sources
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Biofuel
Climate change mitigation policy
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REDD+
Orbits where planets may have liquid surface water
PMID 23537137. Yang, J.; Cowan, N. B.; Abbot, D. S. (2013). "Stabilizing Cloud Feedback Dramatically Expands the Habitable Zone of Tidally Locked Planets".
Habitable_zone
Potentially habitable Earth-sized exoplanet
Yang, Jun; Cowan, Nicolas B.; Abbot, Dorian S. (2013). "Stabilizing Cloud Feedback Dramatically Expands the Habitable Zone of Tidally Locked Planets".
Wolf_1069_b
Decrease of pH levels in the ocean
long-term increase of oceanic fossil fuel CO2 uptake due to CO2-calcification feedback". Biogeosciences. 4 (4): 481–492. Bibcode:2007BGeo....4..481R. doi:10.5194/bg-4-481-2007
Ocean_acidification
Fraction of the sky obscured by clouds when observed from a particular location
"Luminance". International Cloud Atlas. Retrieved 2025-06-10. IPCC Third Assessment Report Chapter 7. Physical Climate Processes and Feedbacks (Atmospheric Processes
Cloud_cover
dioxide levels and thereby potentially constituting a critical positive feedback for future warming. 6 January: a study published in Nature Climate Change
2025_in_climate_change
Science and craft of managing woodlands
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Forestry
List of debates over global warming
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List of climate change controversies
List_of_climate_change_controversies
Genus of clouds, low-level cloud
positive feedback, where the increasing upper atmospheric moisture further warms the earth, resulting in an increasing number of cumulus congestus clouds carrying
Cumulus_cloud
Simplified, minimalistic lifestyle
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Simple_living
Effect of emissions from aircraft engines
forcing is estimated at 1.3–1.4 that of CO2 alone, excluding induced cirrus cloud which remains poorly understood scientifically. In 2018, global commercial
Environmental impact of aviation
Environmental_impact_of_aviation
American physicist (born 1941)
establish that the clouds were spherical and had a refractive index and cloud drop effective radius which eliminated all of the proposed cloud types except
James_Hansen
Climate effect
recent work has shown that the lapse rate feedback is likely equally important to the ice-albedo feedback for Arctic amplification. Supporting this idea
Polar_amplification
Positive feedback climate process
Ice–albedo feedback is a climate change feedback, in which a change in the area of ice caps, glaciers, and sea ice alters the albedo and surface temperature
Ice–albedo_feedback
International environmental treaty
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United_Nations_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change
American physicist
as yet undetected companion dwarf star, whose perturbations of the Oort cloud and subsequent effects on the flux of comets entering the inner Solar System
Richard_A._Muller
Weather phenomenon involving electrostatic discharge
Intra-cloud (IC) or in-cloud – Within a single thundercloud Cloud-to-cloud (CC) or inter-cloud – Between two clouds Cloud-to-ground (CG) – Between a cloud and
Lightning
Data visualization graphics of long-term trends of annual temperature anomalies
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Climate_spiral
Theory of cloud radiation emission
to surface temperature changes. This creates a positive feedback component of cloud feedback. The fixed anvil temperature hypothesis has also been used
Fixed anvil temperature hypothesis
Fixed_anvil_temperature_hypothesis
Category of cloud computing
Software as a service (SaaS /sæs/) is a cloud computing service model in which a provider delivers application software to clients while managing the
Software_as_a_service
Climatological research institute
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Berkeley_Earth
Study of clouds and cloud formation
influence cloud properties and, consequently, the climate. Moreover, climate models show varying degrees of sensitivity to cloud feedbacks, contributing
Cloud formation and climate change
Cloud_formation_and_climate_change
Non-profit organization
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The_Climate_Reality_Project
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2019_in_climate_change
Diplomatic summit resulting in the Paris Agreement
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2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference
2015_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference
Stand of trees losing health and dying
achievable where, in some cases, they have the ability to induce a positive feedback process: when the basal area in an ecosystem decreases by 50%, species
Forest_dieback
Atmospheric phenomenon that occurs in idealised simulations
positive feedbacks from the convection itself. Known feedbacks come from radiation, cloud entrainment, cold pools, waves or surface fluxes. These feedbacks facilitate
Convective_self-aggregation
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Health and environmental impact of the coal industry
Health_and_environmental_impact_of_the_coal_industry
International partnership to reduce methane emissions
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Global_Methane_Initiative
Data visualization graphics depicting trends of annual temperature changes
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Warming_stripes
2009 controversy
Heffernan, Olive (12 August 2009). "Climate Feedback: McIntyre versus Jones: climate data row escalates". Climate Feedback. Nature. Archived from the original
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
Climatic_Research_Unit_email_controversy
Greenhouse gas inventory sector
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Land use, land-use change, and forestry
Land_use,_land-use_change,_and_forestry
International environmental NGO
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350.org
American atmospheric physicist
disputed this, claiming that the negative feedback from high-level clouds was still larger than the weak positive feedback estimated by Lin et al. Lindzen has
Richard_Lindzen
Field of study in meteorology and climate science
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Extreme_event_attribution
Genus of atmospheric cloud
Cirrus (cloud classification symbol: Ci) is a genus of high-altitude cloud made of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds typically appear delicate and wispy with
Cirrus_cloud
Diplomatic summit concerning greenhouse gas emissions effects
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2014 United Nations Climate Change Conference
2014_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference
American software company
company headquartered in Lehi, Utah that develops cloud-based software related to messaging, customer feedback, online reviews, selling products, and requesting
Podium_(company)
Type of fuel which have no net greenhouse gas emissions
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Carbon-neutral_fuel
2021 political proposal
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Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
Red_Deal:_Indigenous_Action_to_Save_Our_Earth
April: the first outdoor test in the U.S. of marine cloud brightening technology—designed to brighten clouds and reflect sunlight back into space—tested whether
2024_in_climate_change
United Nations programme supporting REDD+
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United_Nations_REDD_Programme
Environmental policy intended to stop using coal
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Coal_phase-out
Market-based approach used to control pollution
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Emissions_trading
Gradual reduction of the use and production of fossil fuels
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Fossil_fuel_phase-out
Planet outside of the Solar System
Yang, Jun; Cowan, Nicolas B.; Abbot, Dorian S. (2013). "Stabilizing Cloud Feedback Dramatically Expands the Habitable Zone of Tidally Locked Planets".
Exoplanet
In-development multiplayer space game
trading and combat simulation video game currently under development by Cloud Imperium Games for Windows. An extended retry of unrealized plans for Freelancer
Star_Citizen
Concept for social justice in climate change context
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Climate_justice
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Public opinion on climate change
Public_opinion_on_climate_change
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Climate_change_and_fisheries
Small particles on which water vapor condenses
atmospheres, leading to increased cloud formation. As the activity of phytoplankton is temperature reliant, this negative-feedback loop can act as a form of climate
Cloud_condensation_nuclei
Red dwarf star in the constellation Aquarius
state of TRAPPIST-1d depends on its rotation and climatic factors like cloud feedback; it is inside of, or close to, the inner edge of the habitable zone
TRAPPIST-1
scientific credibility. In 2006 Futerra published research to determine if feedback from the UK community on the topic of global warming was either positive
Media coverage of climate change
Media_coverage_of_climate_change
Hypothesis regarding infrared radiation leakage
negative feedback in which an initial warming would result in an overall cooling of the surface. The idea of the iris effect of cirrus clouds in trapping
Iris_hypothesis
ISSN 0022-4928. Bony, Sandrine (2005). "Marine boundary layer clouds at the heart of tropical cloud feedback uncertainties in climate models". Geophysical Research
Cold_pool
2015 American short film directed by Carly Usdin
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Climate Change Denial Disorder
Climate_Change_Denial_Disorder
Grassroots climate change network
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Rising_Tide_North_America
Hypothesised negative feedback loop linking marine biota and the climate
diagram. Note that the feedback loop can operate in the reverse direction, such that a decline in solar energy leads to reduced cloud cover and thus to an
CLAW_hypothesis
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2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference
2008_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference
Climate cycle that affects the surface temperature of the North Atlantic
Brown, P. T.; M. S. Lozier; R. Zhang; W. Li (2016). "The necessity of cloud feedback for a basin-scale Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation". Geophysical Research
Atlantic multidecadal oscillation
Atlantic_multidecadal_oscillation
Academic field of study
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Historical_climatology
Climate change activists
climate change have received increasing attention in the early 21st century. Feedback from women and the issues faced by women have been described as "imperative"
Women_in_climate_change
Diplomatic summit concerning greenhouse gas emissions effects; COP19
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2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference
2013_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference
American physics research center
including water vapor feedback, polar amplification of temperature change, summer mid-continental dryness and cloud feedback. The first coupled atmosphere-ocean
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Geophysical_Fluid_Dynamics_Laboratory
International climate change conference in 2009
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Copenhagen_climate_summit
Carbon accounting measure
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Carryover_credits
Concept in climate science
system, including water vapour feedback, ice–albedo feedback, cloud feedback, and lapse rate feedback. Balancing feedbacks tend to counteract warming by
Climate_sensitivity
Climate Vulnerable Forum - Climatic Research Unit email controversy - Cloud feedback - Cloud reflectivity enhancement - Coal phase out - Contraction and Convergence
Index of climate change articles
Index_of_climate_change_articles
Research initiative by the US government
of the National Academy of Sciences, reviewed the draft and submitted feedback. The NCADAC produced a final draft of their report and provided it to the
National_Climate_Assessment
future will be more about the interaction between climate change and ozone feedback. Already the natural ozone variability in the stratosphere seems to be
Ozone depletion and climate change
Ozone_depletion_and_climate_change
and survey their customer base in order to obtain feedback. CDM includes a range of software or cloud computing applications designed to give large organizations
Customer_data_management
detecting ... ionizing radiation") cloud condensation nuclei (CCNs) (see under Phytoplankton role) cloud cover cloud feedback cloud forcing (see "greenhouse effect"
Index_of_meteorology_articles
Danish climate scientist
include climate dynamics and global circulation, climate sensitivity and cloud feedbacks and ocean-atmosphere coupled problems. He is best known for his research
Thorsten_Mauritsen
Possible factors for life around red dwarf stars
Jun; Cowan, Nicolas B.; Abbot, Dorian S. (27 June 2013). "Stabilizing Cloud Feedback Dramatically Expands the Habitable Zone of Tidally Locked Planets".
Habitability of red dwarf systems
Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems
Climate scientist
Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. Her research focuses on cloud albedo feedbacks, ocean circulation patterns, and the El Niño Southern Oscillation
Amy_C._Clement
European branch of Friends of the Earth International
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Friends_of_the_Earth_Europe
CLOUD FEEDBACK
CLOUD FEEDBACK
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Male
English
English form of French Claude, CLAUD means "lame."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud; Rainy Clouds
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Latin
Lame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clÅ«d ‘rock’ (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).French : from the Germanic personal name Hlodald, composed of the elements hlÅd ‘famous’, ‘clear’ + wald ‘rule’, which was borne by a saint and bishop of the 6th century.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Tamil
Cloud
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Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Cloud that Carries Rain; Prophet Name; Rain Clouds
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a noisy person, from Middle English lude ‘loud’ (Old English hlūd), perhaps in part preserving the Old English byname Hlūda that Ekwall postulates to explain the place names Loudham (Suffolk) and Lowdham (Nottinghamshire).English : topographic name for someone who lived by a roaring stream, Old English hlūde or hl̄de literally ‘the loud one’, or a habitational name from any of the places named from hl̄de, for example Lyde in Herefordshire and Somerset.English : variant of Louth.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Lame.
CLOUD FEEDBACK
CLOUD FEEDBACK
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Hebrew
Treasure by God.
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Greek, Indian, Swedish
Pure; The Celtic Form of Catherine
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Laxmi
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Wise Counsellor; Sage; Counsel from the Elves; Elf; Magical Counsel; Spanish Form of Alfred; Elf Counsel
Girl/Female
Hindu
Honest, Night
Boy/Male
English American
Friend. Famous Bearer: American early rock star who died young in a tragic plane crash.
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Pure Hot Blood
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a willow tree, Middle English wythe (Old English wiððe).American bearers of the surname Wythe trace their ancestry to Thomas Wythe, who emigrated from England to VA in 1680. One of his descendants was the statesman and jurist George Wythe (1726–1806), mentor of Thomas Jefferson and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Girl/Female
Norse Teutonic
Firm helper.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Humidity
CLOUD FEEDBACK
CLOUD FEEDBACK
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n.
Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
v. i.
To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
superl.
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
n.
A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.
v. t.
To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
v. t.
To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
v. t.
To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
n.
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
adv.
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
n.
That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
v. t.
To envelop in clouds; to cloud.
superl.
Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort.
n.
Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus.
a.
Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary.
superl.
Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.
n.
A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
a.
Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.
n.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
n.
Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
a.
Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy.