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Two graphs showing monthly mean multi-model mean shortwave flux biases over ocean and land.
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AeroCom Models Improved with Aerosol and Albedo Constraints

by Jiwen Fan 20 October 202115 October 2021

Satellite data has been used to correct the aerosol loading and land surface albedo in several AeroCom models, which has improved shortwave flux biases between models and observations.

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Is Earth’s Albedo Symmetric Between the Hemispheres?

by Sarah Kang 11 August 202122 April 2022

The two hemispheres feature the same planetary albedo despite a larger land fraction in the north, because storms over the southern ocean are cloudier than their northern counterparts.

Satellite image of land surface in South Asia, observed in August 2004, from the Blue Marble data set.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Competing Climate Effects of Elevation and Albedo

by Terri Cook 1 August 201715 August 2017

Variations in surface reflectivity are as important as surface elevation changes in determining regional climate at nonpolar latitudes, according to a new modeling study.

A new study links Milankovitch cycles to the onset of glacial periods
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How Variations in Earth’s Orbit Triggered the Ice Ages

by L. Strelich 1 June 2017

Researchers pinpoint how Milankovitch cycles have driven ice growth and influenced the timing of glacial periods.

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Good Night Sunshine: Geoengineering Solutions to Climate Change?

by B. van der Pluijm and G. Brasseur 3 February 201728 September 2021

In order to limit global warming to Paris Agreement goal levels, climate engineering should be considered as a viable solution.

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