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It would make sense that it depends whether the clouds have a higher or lower albedo than the surface they cover
by m12k 6y ago
It would make sense that it depends whether the clouds have a higher or lower albedo than the surface they cover
- CWuestefeld 6y agoThat's what TFA says. I imagine that the latitude matters, too. Near the poles, the sun is coming in at such an oblique angle that any given surface area isn't getting much heating effect from it anyway, so it's easier for the insulating blanket effect to be a net positive.