Significant decreasing cloud cover during 1954–2005 due to more clear-sky days and less overcast days in China and its relation to aerosol

An updated analysis of cloud cover during 1954–2005 in China was performed using homogeneous cloud cover data from 314 stations. Long-term changes in frequencies of different cloud cover categories and their contributions to long-term changes in cloud cover were assessed. Furthermore, aerosol eff...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: X. Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-03-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/30/573/2012/angeo-30-573-2012.pdf