An Increase in the Amount of High Altitude, Thin Clouds

question 82

Multiple Choice

An increase in the amount of high altitude, thin clouds would

• A) cool the planet in a process called cloud-albedo forcing.
• B) warm the planet in a process called cloud-greenhouse forcing.
• C) have no effect on the planet's temperature because insolation is constant.

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