Articles | Volume 25, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11991-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11991-2025
Research article
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02 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 02 Oct 2025

The importance of stratocumulus clouds for projected warming patterns and circulation changes

Philipp Breul, Paulo Ceppi, and Peer Nowack

Data sets

Dataset accompanying the publication "egusphere-2025-221" Philipp Breul and Paulo Ceppi https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16025001

Model code and software

Code accompanying the publication "egusphere-2025-221" Philipp Breul https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15977831

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We explore how Pacific low-level clouds influence projections of regional climate change by adjusting a climate model to enhance low-cloud response to surface temperatures. We find significant changes in projected warming patterns and circulation changes under increased CO2 conditions. Our findings are supported by similar relationships across state-of-the-art climate models. These results highlight the importance of accurately representing clouds for predicting regional climate change impacts.
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