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Is Cloud Cover One of the Effects of Climate Change?

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Crair, Daniel, Peeples, Kelsey, Banas, Dr Suzanne·2014·Journal of Emerging Investigators
DOI 10.59720/13-001
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The research we conducted attempted to investigate the effects of cloud cover. Our research wanted to see if cloud cover acts as a shield to insolation, allowing less insolation to reach Earth’s surface, allowing the Earth to cool. We did this by investigating the relation of cloud cover and sun insolation. We hypothesized that insolation would reduce as the cloud cover increased, which we assessed by calculating insolation and cloud cover using data collected from a pyranometer and a time lapse camera, and then relating them with each other. Our data suggest that our hypothesis was correct. As cloud cover increased, the insolation decreased. It appeared that clouds block out insolation, meaning they might not be a cause of global warming.

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  • Several JEI articles that investigate some aspect of climate change have been successfully used to supplement climate education in the high school classroom.

    “For example, there are several JEI articles that investigate some aspect of climate change that have been successfully used to supplement climate education in the high school classroom (2, 4, 7).”

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    The title and Summary identify this as a JEI article investigating cloud cover in relation to climate change. The Acknowledgements describe support from a science teacher, but neither they nor the other passages establish that the article was successfully used to supplement climate education in a high school classroom; the authors are affiliated with a middle school. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  1. Lindzen, Richard S. and Choi, Yong-Sang.. "On the Figure 4: Clear Sky vs. Insolation vs. Percent Cloud Cover. The clear sky data is a calculation of a very clean sky without particulates or clouds. Insolation is a measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area and recorded during a given time. Cloud cover was calculated as a percent of the visible sky covered by clouds. Observational Determination of Climate Sensitivity and Its Implications." Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 47.4 (2011): 377-390. Print.
  2. Brooks, David R. Bringing the Sun Down to Earth: Designing Inexpensive Instruments for Monitoring the Atmosphere. Springer, 2008. Web. <http://www. springer.com/978-1-4020-8693-9>.

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Authors
Crair, D., Peeples, K., & Banas, D. S.
Venue
Journal of Emerging Investigators
Publisher
The Journal of Emerging Investigators, Inc.
Published
2014
ISSN
2638-0870 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.59720/13-001
OpenAlex
W4387226884
Cited by
3
References
2
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
0.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
Journal of Emerging Investigators (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
University of Miami
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Environmental Impact
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
Keywords
cloud cover, solar irradiation, solar radiation, global warming, climate change, surface cooling, pyranometer, time-lapse photography

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