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Cloud water path and cloud particle characteristics contribute both to cloud optical thickness and cloud albedo, with the water path being the dominant factor. Variations in cloud cover generally affect SWCRF much more than do variations in cloud albedo. The magnitude of SWCRF varies linearly with insolation such that cloud changes occurring during daytime, the summer season, and at low latitude have the greatest impact on ERB. The dominance of clouds in the SW portion of the spectrum is illustrated by the fact that if clouds were instantaneously removed, the reÀectivity of the planet would be approximately halved.
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2005) and the error analysis of the current CERES sensors performed by Loeb et al. (2007). The stability requirement for measurements of the net SW Àux at the top of the atmosphere necessary to identify the feedbacks from low clouds during climate change is listed by Ohring et al. 3 Wm–2 per decade. Loeb et al. (2007) show that from the current CERES instrumentation, 10–15 years of data would be needed before a trend of this magnitude could be detected against the background of natural variability.