| contributor author | Lin, Bing | |
| contributor author | Wielicki, Bruce A. | |
| contributor author | Chambers, Lin H. | |
| contributor author | Hu, Yongxiang | |
| contributor author | Xu, Kuan-Man | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:02:14Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T16:02:14Z | |
| date copyright | 2002/01/01 | |
| date issued | 2002 | |
| identifier issn | 0894-8755 | |
| identifier other | ams-5938.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4199933 | |
| description abstract | Using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite measurements over tropical oceans, this study evaluates the iris hypothesis recently proposed by Lindzen et al. that tropical upper-tropospheric anvils act as a strong negative feedback in the global climate system. The modeled radiative fluxes of Lindzen et al. are replaced by the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) directly observed broadband radiation fields. The observations show that the clouds have much higher albedos and moderately larger longwave fluxes than those assumed by Lindzen et al. As a result, decreases in these clouds would cause a significant but weak positive feedback to the climate system, instead of providing a strong negative feedback. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | The Iris Hypothesis: A Negative or Positive Cloud Feedback? | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 15 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Climate | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<0003:TIHANO>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 3 | |
| journal lastpage | 7 | |
| tree | Journal of Climate:;2002:;volume( 015 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |