1-13: Impact of Clouds on the Radiation Balance

Short Summaries of Recent Research

• Aerosol Contribution to Energy Balance
  
  
• Improving Representation of Clouds in Climate Models
  
  
• Volcanoes Reduce Atmospheric CO₂
  
  

Websites

• Introduction to Clouds
  
  
• Goodbye Sunshine
  
  
• The Cooling Factors
  
  

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