A blanket of strange pock-marked clouds has been spotted by NASA satellites off the coast of Chile. A picture of the beautiful cloud formations taken in August last year was featured as NASA Earth ...

Drizzle is light precipitation in droplets smaller than rain drops. Detecting drizzle in its early stages in marine stratocumulus clouds is important for studying how water in these clouds becomes ...

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 ...

Low-level stratocumulus clouds clearing out leading to sunny skies; breezy winds early today should taper off later on | 2/15 ...

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 new field campaign at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will provide unprecedented four-season data on the properties of coastal marine clouds, including their radiative effects and ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered, “What kind of clouds are those?” Sometimes, they look like little fluffy blobs; other times, they tower like skyscrapers, ...

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 ...