Scientists Admit Substantial Errors Calculating Cloud Effects On Climate Inevitable
by Kenneth Richard 6 hours ago
Modeling the main factors driving climate is riddled with and precluded by observational error. Some scientists now acknowledge this. [emphasis, links added]
Clouds are a main factor – even the “most important factor” – controlling changes in the Earth’s radiation budget, or climate (Sfîcă et al., 2021, Lenaerts et al., 2020).
However, scientists acknowledge in a new study (Ademakinwa et al., 2024) that substantial errors in calculating cloud effects on climate are inevitable because three-dimensional (3D, vertical, and horizontal) cloud effects are reality, and current calculations only consider one-dimensional cloud properties (1D, vertical).
“Failed retrievals” in radiative property simulations of cloud effects occur over 40% of the time. This leads to biases, and errors amounting to ±36 W/m².
https://climatechangedispatch.com/scientists-admit-substantial-errors-calculating-cloud-effects-on-climate-inevitable/
