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Research article
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15 Jun 2023
Research article |
| 15 Jun 2023
| 15 Jun 2023
Opposing trends of cloud coverage over land and ocean under global warming
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of
Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of
Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
Orit Altaratz
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of
Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
Mickaël D. Chekroun
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of
Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Short summary
Clouds' responses to global warming contribute the largest uncertainty in climate prediction. Here, we analyze 42 years of global cloud cover in reanalysis data and show a decreasing trend over most continents and an increasing trend over the tropical and subtropical oceans. A reduction in near-surface relative humidity can explain the decreasing trend in cloud cover over land. Our results suggest potential stress on the terrestrial water cycle, associated with global warming.
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