Articles | Volume 23, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6559-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6559-2023
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15 Jun 2023
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2023

Opposing trends of cloud coverage over land and ocean under global warming

Huan Liu, Ilan Koren, Orit Altaratz, and Mickaël D. Chekroun

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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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