The fact that mainly low clouds are responsible for the reduced albedo, rather than higher-altitude ones, has important consequences, he said. High-elevation clouds contribute to warming by ...
“It really is quite striking that this, this decrease of the cloud cover, is mostly happening in the lower levels,” Goessling tells New Scientist’s Madeleine Cuff. Unlike high-altitude ...
Some significant loss has occurred in the clouds; there was a reduction in low-altitude clouds in the northern mid-latitudes as well as the tropics. Moderate and high altitude clouds did not seem to ...
High-altitude grasslands bordering cloud forest are key habitats for Andean bears and conservation managers should consider how livestock impact this important ecosystem, the authors say.
The answer lies in their unique positioning. As the sun dips below the horizon, its rays continue to illuminate these high-altitude clouds, while the lower atmosphere remains cloaked in darkness.