Cloud feedback (Q430)
Subject, term, tag: Cloud feedback
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Cloud feedback |
Subject, term, tag: Cloud feedback |
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IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
A climate feedback involving changes in any of the properties of clouds as a response to a change in the local or global surface temperature. Understanding cloud feedbacks and determining their magnitude and sign requires an understanding of how a change in climate may affect the spectrum of cloud types, the cloud fraction and height, the radiative properties of clouds, and finally the Earth’s radiation budget. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026