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

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-221', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Feb 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Philipp Breul, 11 Jun 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-221', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Apr 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Philipp Breul, 11 Jun 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Philipp Breul on behalf of the Authors (11 Jun 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Jun 2025) by Raphaela Vogel
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Jun 2025)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Jul 2025) by Raphaela Vogel
AR by Philipp Breul on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (17 Jul 2025) by Raphaela Vogel
AR by Philipp Breul on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
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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