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Articles | Volume 26, issue 17
Articles | Volume 26, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-12591-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-12591-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 17
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04 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 04 Sep 2026

Planetary albedo change exacerbates surface warming: a perspective from cloud-type changes

Ruixue Li, Jiming Li, Bida Jian, Lijie Zhang, and Jiayi Li

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Using satellite radiation observations and a surface energy framework, we show that recent cloud changes weakly affect global mean warming but strongly modulate regional warming, enhancing warming in low- and mid-latitudes while mitigating it in polar regions. This effect is driven by changes from low- and mid-level clouds to high-level thin clouds, reducing planetary albedo and weakening longwave emission, with distinct controls in the two hemispheres.
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