-- and don't forget the warming in the latter part of the 20th century only lasted for 22 years due to
decreased cloud cover following on from a 30 year period of cooling.
Under the traditional approach with prescribed SST, LHF strengthens strongly under warming, leading to a deeper Cu layer
with decreased cloud cover, as seen in previous LES studies (Rieck et al. 2012).
That is, trade winds increase during a La Nina,
decreasing cloud cover over the tropical Pacific, increasing Downward Shortwave Radiation, increasing Pacific Equatorial Current flow.
Controlling current particulate matter sources could ease pollution in the Arctic,
decrease cloud cover, and slow down warming.
Part of the surface warming of the period 1978 - 1998 was due to
decreased cloud cover.
He conveniently ignores that
decreased cloud cover could be a result of the warming, executing a cause / effect bait - and - switch on us.
However,
decreased cloud cover is expected to cause surface cooling because clouds have a warming influence in spring.
The findings also show the effect of reduced airborne particulates from burning coal, which may
decrease the cloud cover that cools the earth, probably has less of an impact on climate through indirect cooling than originally projected.