Stratocumulus clouds form large carpets in the sky covering approximately 20% of the earth’s surface. They reflect around 40% of the sun’s radiation back into space. The international research team ...

A study explores the role of solar geoengineering focused on reducing incoming sunlight in protecting against the effects of greenhouse gases on stratocumulus cloud cover. Solar geoengineering aims to ...

Geophysics PhD student researches stratocumulus cloud behavior through predator-prey dynamics Rebecca Gjini (RG): I chose to come to Scripps because it has everything I wanted in a graduate program.

NASA's satellite has captured an unusual cloud formation over the Caspian Sea, the biggest inland body of water, using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). A sign displays the ...

Scientists have long debated the role of clouds in climate change, with some arguing that they would make temperatures warmer while others arguing they might help cool the atmosphere. This is because ...

Scattering and absorption of solar radiation by atmospheric aerosol particles affect Earth’s radiation budget, including cooling at the Earth’s surface (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ...