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Fig. 7 | Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Fig. 7

From: Toward reduction of the uncertainties in climate sensitivity due to cloud processes using a global non-hydrostatic atmospheric model

Fig. 7

The global mean cloud feedback. Clouds are classified by cloud top pressure (CTP) and cloud optical depth (COD): high clouds, CTP ≤ 440 hPa; middle clouds, 440 hPa ≤ CTP < 680 hPa; low clouds, 680 hPa ≤ CTP < 1000 hPa; thin clouds, 0.3 ≤ COD < 3.6; medium clouds, 3.6 ≤ COD < 23; thick clouds, 23 ≤ COD). Longwave, shortwave, and net cloud feedback are shown in red, blue, and green, respectively, for NSW6-ANNUAL (triangles), NSW6-JJA (stars), NDW6-JJA (circles), and CMIP5/CFMIP2 average (diamonds). The small dots indicate each member of the CMIP5/CFMIP2 models (courtesy of Dr. Mark Zelinka). Adapted from Chen et al. (2016)

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