Mountain clouds show different climate responses than ocean clouds
Researchers analyzed satellite data from 2003 to 2022 to study how supercooled clouds over major mountain ranges are changing due to global warming.
Study covers five mountain regions
Scientists examined cloud behavior across the Tibetan Plateau, European Alps, Andes, Appalachians and Rockies. They used observations from 2003 through 2022 to track changes in cloud fraction, temperature and height.
Liquid and ice clouds increased
The team found that warm-liquid and ice cloud phases grew in most mountainous areas. Vertical development of these clouds was suppressed while supercooled clouds became less frequent.
Ice cloud tops rose faster
Ice cloud tops over mountains rose and cooled two to four times more quickly than adjacent lowland clouds. These findings appear in the journal AGU Advances.
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