Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
The Cryosphere, 16, 3331–3356, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3331-2022
The Cryosphere, 16, 3331–3356, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3331-2022
Research article
25 Aug 2022
Research article | 25 Aug 2022

Cloud forcing of surface energy balance from in situ measurements in diverse mountain glacier environments

Jonathan P. Conway et al.

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Interactive discussion

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  • RC1: 'Review Comment on tc-2022-24', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Mar 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2022-24', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Jun 2022) by Caroline Clason
AR by Jonathan Conway on behalf of the Authors (27 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (27 Jun 2022) by Caroline Clason
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Short summary
We used data from automatic weather stations on 16 glaciers to show how clouds influence glacier melt in different climates around the world. We found surface melt was always more frequent when it was cloudy but was not universally faster or slower than under clear-sky conditions. Also, air temperature was related to clouds in opposite ways in different climates – warmer with clouds in cold climates and vice versa. These results will help us improve how we model past and future glacier melt.