The consistent covariance of TLC
reflection with surface temperature on timescales from seasonal to interannual and
under global warming in climate simulations indicates that temperature is a key factor controlling TLC cover, and that similar processes likely govern the TLC response to
warming across the timescales.
That is, as also seen in previous studies (Qu et al. 2014; Zhou et al. 2015), how TLC
reflection covaries with temperature in simulations of the present climate is a strong indicator of a model's TLC feedback
under global warming.