a brand new study out finds that cloud cover appears to have only 50% of the positive feedback that is assumed in the IPSL-CM5A models. this appears to mean that our understanding of warming may have just improved quite a bit, but this also means that we can expect less warming. obviously, more work will need to be done to add strength to this hypothesis or to undermine it. Geophysical Research Letters October 2012
I need my memory refreshed. From what I recall, low level cloud cover (ie. rain clouds) on whole reflects heat back out of the atmosphere. OTOH, high level cloud cover primarily traps heat. Can you cut and paste the abstract and conclusions from the article so I can see what the study entailed?
