Cloud emissivity feedback loop has a time limit (IMAGE)
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In the present climate, mixed-phase clouds have a slightly larger ice-to-liquid ratio. As the climate warms, more ice shifts to liquid, increasing the amount of heat emitted from the clouds, leading to an increased warming effect. However, in the future, clouds will contain enough liquid that the heat emitted reaches a maximum, stabilizing the warming effect.
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Takuro Michibata/ Kyushu University
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