Marine cloud brightening (Q785)

Subject, term, tag: Marine cloud brightening

Marine cloud brightening (MCB)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Marine cloud brightening	Subject, term, tag: Marine cloud brightening	Marine cloud brightening (MCB)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

One of several solar radiation modification (SRM) approaches to increase the planetary albedo. In this approach, it is proposed to inject sea salt aerosols into persistent marine low clouds. This is expected to increase the cloud droplet concentration of these clouds and their reflectivity. (English)