‘Clouds, since they reflect sunlight sunlight back to space, can cool the Earth. And clouds also, on the other hand, can heat the planet in a greenhouse sense.’
- Bruce Weilicki
Bruce Wielicki of NASA is the principal investigator for NASA’s Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) mission.
In this Clear Voices for Science podcast, Wielicki spoke with EarthSky’s Jorge Salazar about how clouds affect the energy Earth receives, keeps, and emits back to space – what scientists call Earth’s energy balance.
Our thanks to NASA‘s Terra Mission, helping us better understand and protect our home planet.
Our thanks to:
Bruce Wielicki
Senior Scientist for Earth Sciences
Principal Investigator, CERES Mission
NASA Langley Research Center
It is refreshing to hear a scientist talk about the energy Earth recieves.
a p … we’re glad you like it! Thank you,
Deborah
thats weird
This is one of the best explanations I’ve heard regarding how significant clouds are in the earth’s energy balance. Thank you for this excellent interview.
Thanks Hank.
These interviews are sponsored by NASA. It’s exciting to us at EarthSky that NASA is helping the voices of its scientists to be heard. We love this work. We’re glad you like it, too!
Deborah